Category Archives: Generosity

A Pizza Shop With A Great Big Heart–And a Bunch Of Smaller Ones Too!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by russtowne

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/pizza-chain-makes-special-delivery-soldier-afghanistan-035216851–abc-news-topstories.html This story touched me and I think will touch you too. Russ

Posted in Fun Vids, Generosity, Kindness, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Army National Guard Maj. Shawn Fulker, heart, Josephine Fulker, Mellow Mushroom, pizza, Shawn Fulker, soldier | Leave a comment

To Know Him Is To Love Him

Posted on January 24, 2013 by russtowne

Three high school nominees for Homecoming King decided that no matter which one of them won, they would give the crown to a young man with special needs. This was no prank or way to embarrass him. It was an … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Compassion, Generosity, Goodness, Kindness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me, Youth | Tagged generosity, Homecoming Kings, Love, neurological disorder that inhibits learning and speech, Scotty Maloney, Williams Syndrome | 4 Comments

A Better World Indeed

Posted on January 3, 2013 by russtowne

Below are snippets from, and a link to, a story that I believe is a shining example of world-class generosity. A man has loaned his only home rent free to a family a family of five for a year. Russ … Continue reading →

Posted in Generosity, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged better world, Bill Gates, generosity, kindness, Los Angeles, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Tony Tolbert, Warren Buffett | 8 Comments

The Goofiest Christmas Tree and Beach You Ever Saw

Posted on December 5, 2012 by russtowne

A Most Unusual Christmas Tree Visitors who come to our home near the holidays are often struck by the sight of a most unusual Christmas tree. Instead of a fir or some other traditional kind, we have a palm tree. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Challenges, Children, Choices, Creativity, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Dreams, Family "Fun", Generosity, Inspiring, Pain & Grief, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beach, beach incurable, bonfire, built, Crhristmas tree, disease, friends, fun, palm tree, sand, splashing, star, unusual | 6 Comments

A Birthday Present These Employees Will Never Forget

Posted on November 29, 2012 by russtowne

When company employees gathered to help him to celebrate his 81st birthday, Bob Moore a co-founder of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods gave a present to them instead. The entire company! http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2011111010_birthdaygift18.html Russ

Posted in Generosity | Tagged 81, 81st, birthday, Bob Moore, Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, ESOP, present, the entire company | Leave a comment

Kindness Multiplied

Posted on October 25, 2012 by russtowne

Some neighborhood stores do amazing things for their community. In the clip linked below, a community returns the favor with a surprise cash mob. http://screen.yahoo.com/episode-5-cash-mob-surprise-30909947.html Russ

Posted in Generosity, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged Angela, Baby Daze Boutique, CA, cash, cash mob, flash mob, generosity, kindness, Kit, mob, Santa Monica, store, Yahoo, Yahoo News | Leave a comment

Pennies From Everywhere

Posted on October 22, 2012 by russtowne

I just read a post by Dan Lewis at Now I Know that I found interesting and thought you might too. It has been edited for brevity. To subscribe to receive daily posts from Dan: http://nowiknow.com/ Russ http://www.hopeshinesforshannon.com/Donations.html —– Forwarded … Continue reading →

Posted in Generosity, Stories That Touched Me, Uncategorized | Tagged Bob Greene, Chapaigne, Dan Lewis, Family, Los Angeles, Mets, Mike Hayes, Now I Know, nowiknwow.com, Pennies From Everywhere, Shannon Forde, UCLA, University of California, University of Illinois, Urbana, Urbana-Champaigne | 4 Comments

Town Rallies Around Girl Pranked For Homecoming

Posted on September 26, 2012 by russtowne

A cruel hoax nearly drove a girl to suicide, but her life was saved when her town rallied around her. When bullies at her her high school voted her onto the Homecoming elite (I forget the word used in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Generosity, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged bullies, bully, bullying, cruel hoax, generosity, kiindness, kind, Michigan, Ogemaw, Ogemaw Heights High School, suicide, West Branch | 19 Comments

Grateful Generosity

Posted on September 13, 2012 by russtowne

I just saw a post from I Stop For Suffering (I love that site) that showed a photo of a man holding a cardboard sign that read: “I have a job, I have a home. Could YOU use $5?” Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Generosity, Gratitude | Tagged $5, generosity, generous, grateful, gratitude, home, job, man | Leave a comment

$700,000 Happy Ending For Bullied Bus Monitor

Posted on September 11, 2012 by russtowne

A Canadian man who thought he’d be able to raise $5,000 to send on vacation a 68 year old woman who had been bullied by students while doing her job as a bus monitor has actually raised over $700,000. A … Continue reading →