Free hugs

International free hugs day

1. Dao Manh Phuong Hanoi, July - 2015

2. The Free Hugs Campaign a social movement involving individuals who offer  hugs  to strangers in public places

3.   Random acts of kindness - selfless acts

4. are performed just to make others feel better

5. Internatianal Free Hugs Day the 3 rd Sat of Jul in over 80 countries International Free Hugs Month celebrated on the 1 st Sat of Jul- until Aug 1 st

6. Time Event Notice Jun 30, 2004 was started ( in its present form) Juan Mann Mid- 2006 became famous internationally Sick Puppies ( viewed nealy 77 million times.) Feb13, 2009 a Free Hug Day took place.  Jul 20, 2014 1 st held in Vietnam   HCM city Chronology

7. Who is Juan Mann?

8. Mann began giving out hugs in the Pitt Street Mall in central Sydney He carried the now iconic "FREE HUGS" sign from the outset Then

9. Difficulties: on his first attempt in his hometown, he was the only person he knew fifteen minutes before an elderly lady gave him a hug police told him he must stop! Kept trying! Result: a gradual increase of people willing to be hugged other huggers (male and female) help distribute them was allowed to continue giving free hugs by authorities…. The 1 st result

10. Supported by media news media, including  MLB.com local media (Colorado) BBC news Video in India a Jordanian radio station and so on Loads of countries : Taiwan (Taipei ) Israel (Tel Aviv) Italy (a number of cities) China (Shanghai) American (Colorado) Switzerland (Geneve) Singapore Belgium, etc In 2006: Publicity and expansion

11. Free Hugs Campaign - Official Page (music by Sick Puppies.net )

12. Among people

13. Regardless of race, color, religion…

14. Even among Animals At home In nature Conscious/ Unconscious

15. Every where Europe Americas Asia Africa

16. In over the world

17. Thank you for your attention!