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Chip Gainesis making dreams come true!
TheFixer Upperstar launched a contest, dubbed Chipstarter after the popular fundraising site Kickstarter, in 2017, and put out a call for submissions from anyone with a big goal they wanted to accomplish — whether it was a business idea that needed a boost or a personal goal, like learning a new skill or climbing a mountain.
“Basically, I wanted to be a launching pad for people’s dreams, their desires, their passions, maybe their careers,” he says in a video about the initiative.
Last year, he named six winners from more than 2,700 video submissions. In the year since, the organization has arranged to send a military veteran to photography school, got a small baseball bat company certified with the MLB, and helped purchase a home that will become a safe hangout for boys in a high-poverty area.
His only ask? In a two minute video, he says, applicants need to “captivate my attention. Reach through the screen and grab my attention. I want you to surprise me. Have a little fun.”
Have a dream to share with the Gaineses?Submissionsopen to anyone thirteen years or older at midnight C.T. on September 4 and end on September 10.
source: people.com
