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Misha Collins is widely known as Castiel, angel of the Lord, from the CBS and Time Warner

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Misha Collins is widely known as Castiel, angel of the Lord, from the CBS and Time Warner Corporation’s (The CW’s) prominent show, Supernatural. Ever since his appearance in season four, Misha and his character have been accepted as part of the Supernatural family. Misha has even developed a fan base who have proclaimed themselves “Misha’s minions”. With the help of his “minions”, Misha has become an influence worldwide with the creation of his organization The Random Acts, G.I.S.H.W.H.E.S., and from the awards he has won as a result. Misha co-founded his organization, The Random Acts in the winter of 2009. It all started with a tweet to his “minions”, asking for a ““minion stimulus” project. The goal was to obtain US government stimulus …show more content…

The scavenger hunt is a week long, worldwide event. All participants are part of a 15 person team. A person can create their own team, or they can sign up online, and the team will be created for them. The cool thing is one could be on the same team as someone all the way over in Europe! Once the hunt starts, Misha airs a video online with a short speech, and along with the video, releases a list of the things participants must “find”. But not everything is necessarily something to be found. Some of the things a team must create. Each thing a team may “find” is worth points. But as proof a team actually “found” things, they must document them in the form of a picture or video, and post them online. At the end of the week, the team with the most points gets to travel somewhere, personally, with Misha, and spend the weekend with him. Above all, the point of G.I.S.H.W.H.E.S. is to inspire and influence people to get creative! Some things from the 2012 list that teams had to find, or create, were as follows: “Find an object that was manufactured the day and year you were born in the city or town of your birth. Get your team name and "GISHWHES" on a billboard. Must include commercial-looking graphics, and be on an actual commercial billboard at least 100 square feet in area. Hand in coats you've collected from your home, friends, and neighbors to a local homeless shelter. Get an orchestra in a symphony hall with at

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