40 Houses in 140 Characters or Less

Posted on April 16, 2009

Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from the XMen) recently issued a challenge
and a promise
via twitter:  he will give $100,000 US to the charity of
the person that can make the most convincing argument as to why their
charity should get it.  Pretty simple!

The
race is on.  You can help us create a huge impact – build 40 homes for
homeless families in Mexico while exposing over 400 US youth to the eye
opening experience of serving, loving, and sacrificing for the less
fortunate.  We call it "UthBuild, building youth by building for the
poor." 

Please check out our website at
http://share5.org/uthbuild.aspx where you can see a slideshow of the
last home built during spring break.  We have literally seen families
living in a 7×7 box with a tarp roof move into these simple homes with
tears in their eyes.  It is humble, but it is real, it locks, its
watertight, and it is theirs.  Each home costs approximately $2500 to
build including windows, doors, and a toilet and shower upgrade. 
(basic house is only $1600 w no plumbing or wiring)   The house at
right was build by 16 kids in 4 days.  Amazing!

That means that
with $100,000 we can pay for 40 homes and offer the opportunity to over
400 American youth to be a part of building and creating a miracle in
the life of another human being.  It can be a powerful, revolutionary
thing.

 Here's how to help:

1.  Go to http://share5.org/uthbuild.aspx and read about the UthBuild concept.

2.  Create a twitter account at http://twitter.com or log in to your account

3. 
Send a reply (a tweet) to @realhughjackman (just put the word "@realhughjackman" without the quotes at the beginning of your tweet) before the 24th of April mentioning
why UthBuild is your charity of choice for his challenge.  You only get
123 characters after his name, and you'll need to include the domain
name http://uthbuild.com in your tweet

4.Visit us at our website
at http://share5.org and coming soon at http://www.UthBuild.com to find out more ways
that you can get involved with us.  Perhaps you would like to raise the
money to sponsor a home, or maybe join us to build!

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