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Unbelievable generosity

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CanadianGran Wed 26-Apr-23 18:30:50

There was a man in the next town to us that had quite a large lotto win. He gave $10,000 CDN to each of the clerks at the corner shop where he won, gave to all the charities that he valued in his town, including the senior's centre and foodbank, and gave very generous amounts to service clerks at any business that he had been a frequent shopper.

This was about 15 years ago; I haven't heard how he is or if he stayed in the same town. I do hope he wasn't taken advantage of with his generosity.

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sodapop Wed 26-Apr-23 17:25:08

Great story, people can be very kind.

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Forestflame Wed 26-Apr-23 15:34:24

Love hearing stories like this. It restores your faith in human nature

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BigBertha1 Wed 26-Apr-23 15:34:17

How wonderful. Nice to hear a positive story.

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Oreo Wed 26-Apr-23 13:44:31

Nothing to add but am interested to hear any stories from others.😃

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Aveline Wed 26-Apr-23 13:41:53

A very decent boss bytheway.

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bytheway Wed 26-Apr-23 13:00:57

Following on from a thread about lottery wins. I was reminded of a situation at work about 20 years ago.

At the time Royal Mail were running a promotion where if you bought 12 first class stamps you got a scratch card and had the opportunity to win £1million.

The director of the department I worked in sent his secretary out one lunchtime to get him 12 first class stamps. She returned , gave him the stamps and the scratchcard. He returned the scratchcard to her and told her it was hers.

Would you believe it, it was the £1million winner. She tried to give it back to him but he wouldn’t take it and assured her it was hers.

We were all dumbfounded and pleased for her as she was a lovely lady with a long work history in the department. The upshot was she went part time but eventually left to enjoy her winnings. I still smile when I think of such generosity.

Do you have any similar stories? I would love to hear them.

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