Secret Santa Society
This is beautiful and inspiring and I hope I have the abundance to be this kind of giver some day...
"Larry Stewart, Kansas City's original Secret Santa, anonymously wandered city streets doling out $100 bills to anyone who looked like they needed it. For about a quarter century, Stewart quietly gave out more than $1.3 million to people in laundromats, diners, and thrift stores, saying it was his way of giving back for all that he had received in his lifetime. Stewart died of cancer earlier this year, but his legacy lives on: this Christmas, an anonymous friend who told Stewart in the hospital that he would carry on for him is out on the streets, handing out $100 bills, each one stamped with "Larry Stewart, Secret Santa," giving away $75,000 in total of his 'own money. "Anyone can be a Secret Santa,' he says. 'You don't have to give away $100. You can give away kindness. Help someone.'"
And he's not the only one. He has some elves and other Secret Santas joining him this year...
Secret Santa World
Some of the heartwarming stories of those who received gifts.... CNN, CBS, The Arizona Republic, & The Kansas City Star.
"Larry Stewart, Kansas City's original Secret Santa, anonymously wandered city streets doling out $100 bills to anyone who looked like they needed it. For about a quarter century, Stewart quietly gave out more than $1.3 million to people in laundromats, diners, and thrift stores, saying it was his way of giving back for all that he had received in his lifetime. Stewart died of cancer earlier this year, but his legacy lives on: this Christmas, an anonymous friend who told Stewart in the hospital that he would carry on for him is out on the streets, handing out $100 bills, each one stamped with "Larry Stewart, Secret Santa," giving away $75,000 in total of his 'own money. "Anyone can be a Secret Santa,' he says. 'You don't have to give away $100. You can give away kindness. Help someone.'"
And he's not the only one. He has some elves and other Secret Santas joining him this year...
Secret Santa World
Some of the heartwarming stories of those who received gifts.... CNN, CBS, The Arizona Republic, & The Kansas City Star.
Labels: generosity, giving
posted by April Cheri at 3:48 PM
2 Comments:
Merry merry and happy happy to you! I love the idea of stamping money with a message -- how cool!? Hmmm, gives me some interesting ideas for doing kindnesses and sharing resources... Anyway, miracles and many thanks for sharing all the blessing stories! k-
That is definitely inspiring. I left Christmas ornaments in some of the mail boxes at work. I signed the tag "A Little Elf" and then just watched throughout the day as people found them. It might have been more fun for me than them. Haha.
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