You’ve Got to be Kidding Me: Part 2
Earlier in the month, a story came out about a young mother of three who was working with the Goodwill folks in Greenville, South Carolina and discovered over $5,000 cash wrapped in donated pajama leg pants. She was going through things for Goodwill as part of a training program and immediately turned the money over to officials at the site.
With the money was a note that said the person who found it should put it to good use.
The media got wind of the events and shared the story around SC…telling us that Goodwill would put the money aside and would be adding it to the Goodwill coffers if the “owner†wasn’t found.
That really incensed me that, since the note said the person finding the money should use it wisely, it was not going to her to use for she and her three children. I wrote them an e-mail at Goodwill and suggested they reconsider since, from all indications, she was the one who found it and I was sure she could use it for the wellbeing of her single parent family.
Today – two weeks later – an article appeared that they were indeed going to let the young mother use the money for college expenses so she could train to become a law enforcement officer.
“Wow!†I said to myself. “Now that’s a good plan.â€
Once again I quickly sent an e-mail to Bill Wiley, the leader at that Goodwill site, to commend him and his decision makers for coming up with that solution.
Through the anonymous kindness of that wealthy stranger a single mother’s life is going to change forever.
We don’t get to know who the donor is, but he/she sure set an example for us in the kind and creative ways of sharing.
My wish for you today is that you consider sharing your good fortune with others whenever you can. Be it at your place of worship or at service oriented agencies, it is a kind thing to do and sets a great example for those of us who might be able to do the same.
~ Joellen