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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Unforgettable Giving
Back in 1996 my brother-in-law died at age 44. I was in early sobriety, and back in Indiana for a week of horrible sadness. There were two families of very emotional sisters, and two young sons (my nephews) left behind. My sister faced a looming financial crisis. (The death was alcoholism-related... you can fill in the blanks.)
We decided to avail ourselves of a program of the Lutheran Church, set up for extreme situations like this. It was a 1-for-1 matching-funds program: the church would match every dollar we could raise in a two-week period to help relieve the financial pressure on my sister's family (her home was threatened among other things). I donated $1000... and called my old friend Hal. Even though he'd never even met Gloria, he immediately wired the same amount.
That's the kind of generosity you never forget... the kind that counts.
We decided to avail ourselves of a program of the Lutheran Church, set up for extreme situations like this. It was a 1-for-1 matching-funds program: the church would match every dollar we could raise in a two-week period to help relieve the financial pressure on my sister's family (her home was threatened among other things). I donated $1000... and called my old friend Hal. Even though he'd never even met Gloria, he immediately wired the same amount.
That's the kind of generosity you never forget... the kind that counts.
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