California Lottery Winners Share Their Wealth with Charities.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The SuperLOTTO Plus(R) jackpot is $68 million -- have you ever wondered how you would spend this money if you won? For many lucky Californians this question was easy to answer and it included sharing their good fortune with others. There have been many California Lottery winners who have demonstrated their generosity and good will to others through sharing of their time, effort, and financial support. One of those winners is Kevin, a Summerland winner who won $63 million and gave $4 million to his friends and family for helping him during his times of hardship. Included in this generosity was a friend and restaurant owner restaurant owner n → dueño/a or propietario/a de un restaurante who used to prepare meals for Kevin on a daily basis. Besides the generosity directed at friends and family, he donates to many charitable organizations This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. , including: Visiting Nurses vis·it·ing nurse n. A registered nurse employed by a public health agency or hospital to promote community health and especially to visit and administer treatment to sick people in their homes. , which provides care and support for people in their homes; New Leaf, a San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. multi-purpose counseling center; and Sarah House, which provides low-income housing for disabled persons with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. & AIDS. Many Lottery winners use their good fortunes to fund a first class education for their family members; others donate scholarships through their own foundations or through the Adopt a School Program. Andy, the winner of a $5.2 million jackpot, uses his winnings to support an annual scholarship golf tournament that raises funds for college bound graduates of the Glen Alta Elementary School elementary school: see school. . Another generous Bay Area winner, Robert, who won $9.9 million, gave $1 million to the University of Berkeley in the name of his past math professor, Shiing-Shen Chern “Chern” redirects here. For other uses, see Chern (disambiguation). Shiing-Shen Chern (October 26 1911 – December 3 2004) was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leading differential geometers of the twentieth century. , a professor who is recognized as one of the greatest geometers of his generation. In addition to educational causes, many winners contribute to civic charities, including Pamela, who won $88 million. She reported a substantial amount was given to churches in support of their activities that bring good health and happiness to families. Saddened by the recent world events in Indonesia, this winner will donate a portion of her prize money to the tsunami victims and to Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders, Fr. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), international organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people suffering from a natural or societal disaster, such as an earthquake or war. . Also demonstrating her big heartedness was Diane, a winner of a $33 million jackpot, who stated, "It's a dream come true, I'm so grateful that I can afford to buy some luxuries for myself; but, it's also beautiful knowing that I have made a positive difference in helping those in need." Recent winners from Riverside County Steve and Debi, who won $27 million, plan to use their Garden of Angels Foundation to award scholarships in the name of babies that are part of the Garden of Angels. The couple met through their philanthropic activities in the community, when he was taking part in a Harley Ride in support of the Garden of Angels. The pair married and four months later won the Lottery. "We feel blessed to have won this and plan to use the money very wisely to help the community. It is a responsibility we take very seriously," said Steve. It has been said that money can't buy happiness, and while that may be true, knowing that you have contributed to a charitable cause for the good of others is a wonderful feeling that warms a person's heart, as evidenced by the personal stories of these California Lottery winners. Note: For additional information on the California Lottery, access www.calottery.com. |
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