How to Dominate Free Hugs Day
A day when people all over the country, and possibly the world, are giving out hugs all at once can sound intimidating. But we want you to know that participating in Free Hugs Day is simple. You really don’t need much to spread some joy in your community. What’s necessary for #FreeHugs18 on November 1st? Pledge […]
5 Creative Ways to Make Free Hugs Day Go Viral This Year
We are all here Take your pick Get a hug from Team Swift Kick! The whole point of doing a free hugs day is to get the people around you to ask “What’s going on?” That question helps them become more engaged within your community. Just holding a Free Hugs sign is unique enough that […]
How Many Hugs Can You Get in One Minute? – 7 Steps to Breaking a World Record
Last Monday, Jason Ritter (the son of the late Josh Ritter) went on The View to promote his show while also trying to break a Guinness World Record for most number of hugs by one person in one minute. He got 86 hugs. The prior record of 79 hugs was set on March 5th 2016 […]
Did We Just Break a Hugging World Record?! #FreeHugs16 Half-Time
This year, Free Hugs Day has been extra special. We just watched, live on Facebook, Tom and our amazing Intern Jake each attempt to break a DIFFERENT hugging world record at the same time, in different places. Check out the live feeds to find out if they did it… Jake at Bridgewater State University -2000 […]
[Infograph] How to Host the Best Free Hugs Day on Campus #FreeHugs16
Before you can get to that moment where someone you don’t know bounds across the quad to give you a HUGE hug, you have to have a plan. So we made a handy dandy infograph to show you how Free Hugs Day is done. Hugs, here we come! Why host a Free Hugs Day? Swift Kick […]
How to Style Your Free Hugs T-Shirt for #FreeHugs16
One of our favorite products in the Swift Kick store is the Free Hugs T-shirt. It’s funny, gets people’s attention, and is PERFECT for #FreeHugs Day. But there’s one problem… how do you wear it while still keeping your personal style intact – especially if you aren’t the t-shirt wearing kind? I took the liberty […]
New Types of #FreeHugs I Learned About Today
Over at the Student Leader Collective, the hashtag of the day is #FreeHugs, and it’s AWESOME. I wrote a post about my favorite things I noticed about what students are doing to make #FreeHugs their own. It’s so cool to see that our idea of doing a Free Hugs Day gets taken and made even […]
#FreeHugs Day! Have YOU Pledged Yet?
Fall is here, and the weather is just getting colder by the minute. Nothing like warm hugs to keep you going in these cold, gloomy days. And that’s what I’m here for, to let you know you can start pledging to make people’s days a little better and warm because FREE HUGS DAY IS ONLY […]
Top 3 Unexpected #FreeHugs Day Trends
WOW, the day isn’t even over and so many of you have given out so many hugs already! Over the weekend, we will be posting the official numbers, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, we noticed some crazy cool trends being posted to social media. 1. Administrators and faculty getting involved Sherrod Williams […]
#FreeHugs Can Breach Closed Doors
I meant that literally. And figuratively. Hi all, today I am blogging personally. My name is Sabina, and I am the Community Manager for Swift Kick and Student Launcher. (Need something? Email me at [email protected]) As you all know, International Student #FreeHugs Day is on November 7th this year. If you didn’t know that, then […]