Just imagine winning the lottery – $11 million of it! I bet you’ve got a secret list of things you’d spend the money on. Perhaps giving some away to charity features on that list, but would you ever dream of giving it ALL away? That’s exactly what an elderly couple from Canada decided to do when they hit the big one in July. They scooped millions in the Lotto 649 draw and decided that they’d only need 2% to see them through “a rainy day”. The rest of the cash, they decided to donate to their family, to their church, to their local fire departments, cemeteries, the Red Cross and hospitals. So my plan now is to a) get them to adopt me or b) set up my own fire department and hound them for a donation 
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A local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town’s most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. “Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you like to give back to the community in some way?” The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, “First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?” Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, “Um…
no.” “–or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?” The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology but was interrupted, “–or that my sister’s husband died in a traffic accident,” the lawyer’s voice rising in indignation, “leaving her penniless with three children?!” The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, “I had no idea…
On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again: “–so if I don’t give any money to them, why should I give any to you?!?”
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