The Rose Man (A Generosity Hero)
This is just awesome…
The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose. –Mahatma Gandhi
“In Lake Placid, Florida, the local superhero is an 85-year-old retiree known simply as “The Rose Man.” The Rose Man – a.k.a. Willard Campbell – started using his petal power 20 years ago: “The idea hit me – Well, if I've got excess roses, why don't I take 'em and give 'em to the patients in the hospital?” Today, he not only brings free, weekly roses to just about every business in town, he brings them to just about every person in every business in town. Spending 10 hours a day driving around town, The Rose Man guesstimates giving about 25,000 roses every year.
Why does Willard do it?
“Because, first, I want to keep busy. And I enjoy it. And I enjoy giving them away. And I like to see the smiles on the people's faces that gets 'em,” he says.
“A lot of women say, 'I want to hug your neck.' Well, I don't do it for the hug on my neck. I get all the hugs I want here,” Willard says, referring to Opal, his grade-school sweetheart and wife of 65 years.
“I feel like if there was only one rose bouquet, that I would be the one to get it,” says Opal.
They lived in Kentucky, where Willard worked as a homebuilder before retiring to Lake Placid - if you can call it retiring. Willard spends up to 10 hours a day preparing and delivering roses to the delight of appreciative office workers.”
More here.
The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose. –Mahatma Gandhi
“In Lake Placid, Florida, the local superhero is an 85-year-old retiree known simply as “The Rose Man.” The Rose Man – a.k.a. Willard Campbell – started using his petal power 20 years ago: “The idea hit me – Well, if I've got excess roses, why don't I take 'em and give 'em to the patients in the hospital?” Today, he not only brings free, weekly roses to just about every business in town, he brings them to just about every person in every business in town. Spending 10 hours a day driving around town, The Rose Man guesstimates giving about 25,000 roses every year.
Why does Willard do it?
“Because, first, I want to keep busy. And I enjoy it. And I enjoy giving them away. And I like to see the smiles on the people's faces that gets 'em,” he says.
“A lot of women say, 'I want to hug your neck.' Well, I don't do it for the hug on my neck. I get all the hugs I want here,” Willard says, referring to Opal, his grade-school sweetheart and wife of 65 years.
“I feel like if there was only one rose bouquet, that I would be the one to get it,” says Opal.
They lived in Kentucky, where Willard worked as a homebuilder before retiring to Lake Placid - if you can call it retiring. Willard spends up to 10 hours a day preparing and delivering roses to the delight of appreciative office workers.”
More here.
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