“A Cash Mob is a new trend in which people use social media to plan organized events, providing a way to join together and support local businesses. The concept is simple: with $20 in hand, members of a community come together to shop in a locally owned establishment to support their favorite local business and support the area economy.”
—from CashMob.com
If you never have heard of it, think flash mob with money. You find a local business and show up with a group, shop, spend and encourage them. I minister about an hour from Cleveland, Ohio, and began to hear about these during the past couple months. They recently have begun popping up in our local area.
My thought and idea is what a great opportunity for Christians and our junior high/middle school students to put their money where their faith is! What an amazing outreach and witness it could be in your area, for your students, their families and your whole church to cash mob a local business that is struggling in order to help it stay afloat! This would be easy to organize and easy to make into a fun event night! No preaching, tracts or cheesy tricks; just plain simple actions speaking louder than words—and money speaking louder than both!!
