A man not quite thirty years old had an interesting last wish: After I’m gone, give BIG tips to food servers. So far, three $500 tips have been given and more than $50,000 has been collected to be given out at the rate of $500 per lucky food server each week.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-last-wish-big-tips-inspires-big-donations-195754349.html
Russ
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I'm awed by the beauty of nature and the power of love and gratitude. Some of my favorite sensory experiences include waves crashing on rocky shores, waterways in ancient redwood and fern-filled forests, and rain. My wife and I have been married since 1979. We have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren. I manage a wealth management firm that I founded in 2003. My Beloved is a Special Education teacher for Kindergartners and First Graders. I'm a published author of approximately 60 books in a variety of genres for grownups and children.
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 
Wow what a gernerous man
He certainly had a good, fun, and generous idea. The $50,000 is coming from donations from around the world.
Russ
This is so cool, russ, but,why wait till you or me or anyone is “gone” ,surprise someone with an act of kindness now, and perhaps they will do the same, and on it will go! I have seen someone pay for an elderly persons grocery bill as they struggled for the money, or for school supplies, when the parent had this wary look of “I can’t afford this”. Ive know people to “gift” an old car instead of trading it in on a new one. Even little things matter, compliments to a new employee having a rough day, telling someone they look nice when you can tell they don’t feel like they do. It is so easy to be a better person, yet so few of us do it. If we don’t have %00 dollars, we can give a smile with a lot less, if we do have it, I am sure that the kindness would be worth it. Do you remember the saying by possibly the Blood bank people–it went something like, “Don’t give until it hurts, give until it feels good. You inspired me, Im gonna try to do just that!
Thank you for sharing all of the good ideas. Thank you for your kind comment and compliment too!
Russ