According to NBC, a church in Schaumburg, Illinois is getting back to basics by giving away 100% of its donations to people who need it. Every dollar donated to the Waterfront Community Church goes to people like the single mother with a sick child who needed $11,000.
That’s an attitude that’s worthy of praise!
Optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists, US researchers said on Thursday. In a Women’s Health Initiative study women who were optimistic — those who expect good rather than bad things to happen — were 14 percent less likely to die from any cause than pessimists and 30 percent less likely to die from heart disease after eight years.
Good news for me!
According to a story in the Miami Herald, after selling a majority stake in his Miami bank, Leonard Abess took $60 million from his own pocket and gave it to his tellers, bookkeepers, clerks, all 399 workers on the payroll. He even tracked down 72 former employees to share it with them too. President Obama talked about Abess in his address to Congress. For longtime employees, the bonus — based on years of service — amounted to tens of thousands of dollars, even topping $100,000.
Whether it’s large or small, you’ll find that everyone has a gift to give.
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