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Free Hugs Offer Startles Downtown Shoppers

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09 Feb 2009 33 views
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Free Hugs Offer Startles Downtown Shoppers
A group of strangers offered up squeezes yesterday on downtown streets, and got surprisingly positive responses. On a cold winter day, the offer of a free hug from a stranger is often all it takes to warm the heart. They carrying large signs saying "Free Hugs" and left more than a few feeling a little […]

A group of strangers offered up squeezes yesterday on downtown streets, and got surprisingly positive responses.

On a cold winter day, the offer of a free hug from a stranger is often all it takes to warm the heart. They carrying large signs saying "Free Hugs" and left more than a few feeling a little better about the world. (Read more in the Toronto Star)

The effort was inspired by the Australian sensation on YouTube. Watch the music video that started all the Free Hugs on WS-i here.

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