Armstrong Baillie is sticking his neck out for a good cause.
Twice a week for the past six months, the 32-year-old Scotland
native has dressed up in an elaborate home made giraffe
costume and carried out
random act of kindness.
Calling himself "the Good Giraffe," Baillie, has cleaned up
litter, handed out free coffee, cleaned animal shelter cages, and
even bought gifts for needy children.
“I give out cards with my phone number and ask people to text me
ideas,"
He said the idea first came to him when he happened upon a man
in a gorilla suit playing the drums.
"I decided to get my own costume," he told the paper, "but I
went for a giraffe as it’s my favorite animal. I think it suits my
personality too -- my head is in the clouds but my heart is in the
right place.”
The Good Giraffe has been spotted not only in his home
city of Dundee, but also in Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Forfar, the Black
Isle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Baillie is currently unemployed, but busks with his kazoo and
djembe drum in order to raise money for his good deeds.
"It would be good to get sponsors so I could make this my
full-time occupation,"
Last week, the Good Giraffe started a blog detailing
his adventures and invites readers to comment and suggest more good
deeds.
Watch Giraffe on bus...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z0S2WpoaYqs