Whenever I come across another online phenomenon, meme or cult site, I often regret that the person or people responsible didn't use their 15 minutes of fame to benefit charity. Be it Mahir Cagri, Alex Tew and countless other overnight celebrities (intentional or not), just imagine what they could have achieved for others.
So, it is with considerable delight that I've learned that Matt Harding, the former video-game programmer who has danced his way across the world and shared his smile-inducing jig with millions via YouTube, is to do just that.
According to Reuters, 31-year-old Harding, whose latest video "has been watched by nearly 19 million people on YouTube", wants to use his fame to help raise funds to buy and donate laptops to poor children in Rwanda, one of the countries in which he danced with locals.
He has already met with United Nations officials and with Stride, the company that funded his two recent trips around the world, to discuss his plans. He intends to go to Rwanda to teach the children himself.
Well done, Matt!
If you haven't enjoyed the daft but uplifting Where the Hell is Matt (2008)? video, here's your chance.
Submitted by howardlake on 1 September, 2008 - 15:27.
Looks like Matt had already started to make good use of his celebrity back in October 2007. A YouTube video he posted then promoted Stand Up's campaign against poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals:
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Matt has already stood against poverty
Looks like Matt had already started to make good use of his celebrity back in October 2007. A YouTube video he posted then promoted Stand Up's campaign against poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals:
www.standagainstpoverty.org