I watched Sunday Morning today. They profiled the man who created the Duty Free shops at the airports. He has given away most of his entire fortune to a trust which donates his money to charity. To date it totals 8 billion dollars of giving. He kept 5 million to live on. What a great legacy to leave behind. He did all of this anonymously and was outed recently through no desire of his own.
I found this NY Times article about other anonymous donors. Now I know that I don’t have millions, but I can still make a difference in the lives of others by giving. I can give my time, my talents, and my stuff. We can all do something to help our fellow man.
I have some links on the left side of this page in the giving back section to Ethiopia Reads, Kiva.org, and the Second Harvest Food Bank. These are the charities that I give to monetarily. It is certainly not a lot, but to someone that has nothing it is the world!
What better day than today to start a legacy?
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February 24, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Vicki W
I saw that story too. It was very inspiring and made me hate the media even more. Why can’t someone doing good have their wishes honored? It really peeved me that this guy was basically bullied into an interview.
February 25, 2008 at 12:01 am
Sandy
Bravo Cindy! We can all do something even if it is small! It makes me sad that his wishes to remain unknown were not honored. Have a good week.
February 25, 2008 at 11:00 am
Ash
Very inspiring story! I knew there were a few good people in this world, I just knew it!
February 26, 2008 at 4:17 pm
paperseed
Wow. That is such an interesting story. Thanks goodness for generosity, private or not.
February 28, 2008 at 12:14 am
Mary Ann
I’m such a giver, thanks for this!