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Internet 'Dancing' Geek Now Branching Out to Charity

by Terrence O'Brien on July 26, 2008 at 05:19 PM


How do things like this happen? Matt Harding, of 'Dancing' and Wherethehellismatt.com fame is looking to branch out and add charity and philanthropy to his resume, which currently consists of "world traveler" and "dancing fool." The Internet video phenom recently met with representatives from the United Nations -- seriously, this guy met with officials from the UN -- and his sponsors at Stride about raising money to purchase laptops for locals in Rwanda.

And Mr. Harding doesn't just plan to drop off the gadgets and leave, he also wants to teach locals how to use the laptops himself. "Laptops and access to the Internet can broaden horizons tremendously. I want to do it personally, so it won't just be a care package," he said, according to Reuters.

It's good to see Matt using his new-found fame to try and do some good in this world, but we're still not sure how he got here in the first place. Matt, buddy, how on earth did you pull this off? [Source: Reuters]

Tags: charity, dancing, matt harding, MattHarding, philanthropy, travel, united nations, UnitedNations, viral, viral video, ViralVideo

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