It is better to give than to receive…this was such a wonderful idea, and to be able to participate and help Payday for Business be Angels on The Street was so moving. When Andy shared the Secret Suitcase story with all of us, and we watched the video telling the story, it was overwhelming and touching at the same time:  the giving that was done anonymously at the time of The Great Depression when so […]

A good friend Stephanie works with hospice and visits many families at home to help care for them. She told me about an elderly couple Pedro and Mary Andrade. Mary has caregivers through Medicaid and is on Hospice and is wheelchair bound. Pedro just went through surgery and is need of special care also. They have no family support and very little money for toiletries and everyday items that they even reuse items that shouldn’t […]

Deciding who to bless with this money was a very hard decision for me to make. So many people I know are struggling just trying to make ends meet. I considered placing an ad on Craigslist, but was reminded that if I did this I would have to turn people away. I ended up making a list of the people in my life who need this money more than I. The woman I chose has […]

When I was given this great opportunity to give $100 to a deserving person or family, I knew exactly who I was going to give the money to. I am a father of three daughters and my oldest daughter has Type 1 diabetes so of course I could have given this $100 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to help battle her disease but instead I gave it to the Make-a-Wish foundation and a little […]

My mom and I volunteered at the Storehouse, and we wanted to look for a family who could really use the $100. I’m sure everyone who went to the Storehouse for food would be in need of $100, but I wanted it to go to people who have had a really hard time, are good people, and still have a positive outlook on life. We got to meet over ten families, and none of them […]