What would you do if you win the Lottery?

Hi Gio ..fantastic story. I’m so pleased she’s done something so important to a few, because those few will benefit others, who will again benefit more. Self help is brilliant in those kind of so deprived situations .. it shames us to do more (or should do).

I too would like to become a philanthropist .. so I can empathise with Jane ..

Thanks for letting us know about her .. we need a goal, a purpose .. money just doesn’t do it ..

all the best - Hilary Melton-Butcher
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First I’d make sure my Mom and sister are taken care of. Next, I would probably put more focus into writing guides for life skills that would improve the quality of life for as many people as I can.

Somewhere in there, I suppose I would just have to hop over to Disneyland too

Hi Giovanna - what a lovely story! Thanks. I can’t say off the top of my head what I would do with that sort of money, but I’d see us taking care of our own situation, so that we could be more effective, combined with a program of careful philanthropy - much like Jane’s approach, really.

What a great story. Similar to Robin, making sure home and family are taken care of would be my first priority. With home secure and comfortable, everything else is so much easier, including future plans.

Hi Giovanna,

I had this story on my blog a few weeks ago. Isn’t it great?! As for what I would do if I won the lottery, I would make sure to put aside enough so that my family would be provided for in the future. With whatever is left over, I would give the rest away to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and to Grameen Bank. Being that I am a child of immigrants, I want others to have the benefit to get out of poverty and achieve their dreams.

First of all — LOVE the picture. Gotta love DuckTales! This is a great story and I recall reading about it on Nadia’s blog. I’m so happy to be reminded of it today because it really is inspiring. If I won the lottery, I’d love to say that I’d do something honorable with the money, but it’s always a lot easier to say that when you know it’s not likely to happen…Haha.

Great story Giovanna,

Our church has something called “the Perpetual Education fund” It helps people from all over the world that might not get an education (such as collage), they do not have the means to pay for it themselves, this helps them get the education. When they have that good job then is when they put money back into the fund so that someone else can use it as well. This helps them and their family to live better lives. They are helped so they willingly help others to have the same chance that they had. This is something that we would give money to to help out with others helping themselves and helping other at the same time. What a difference education can make in peoples lives. It is so much better for people if they get a hand up not a hand out. This is what this program is doing. That is why we would help it go that much farther.

Dan and Deanna “Marketing Unscrambled”

Hi Giovanna,

What a wonderful story? You hear about people spending all the money on themselves. Jane showed that you can share your fortunes with others and be rewarded in so many other ways.

Thanks for the great story!

Pete Baca
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Wonderful story, Giovanna. Jane is a great example for people who win a lottery.
For me, I never expected to win a lottery, so I didn’t know what to do with the money.

your stories are always so inspiring. I would contribute and work with the wounded warriors (soilders coming back from war without limbs.) http://www.woundedwarriors.org

Bless Jane’s heart! We love the picture of her with the children. The joy in their faces is priceless.

Many Blessings….

Hugo and Roxanne
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