Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI was provided with an RHP subscription and asked to provide balance to the one sided arguments that inevitably arise here regardless of my personal persuassion to the issue at hand.
Greatest gifts...
Greatest gifts you've ever given and/or received? By the way, what are you really hoping for in your Christmas Stocking yearend 2008?
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I believe some gifts are not to be advertised, as charity is not for exposure and should really remain hidden.
However, after asking to remain anonymous, I was recently contacted by a person who I had gifted, and that became followed rapidly by 4 more.
Whilst working in China, I discovered that there were many school leavers who, with the highest exam passes into university, couls not attend any further education due to parents inability to pay (generally rice farmers). I pursued this and contacted Nanjing University, my local university at the time. I asked the president of the university for details of the top five entrance passers who would not be able to attend due to lack of finances. As I had taken a great deal from China through my company and my own benefits I decided it was time to give back. I sponsored those same 5 school leavers by paying their full tuition and accomodation fees for between 3 and 6 years (6 years being 2 medic students).
I asked not to be contacted and to remain anonymous. However, one of the students knew I was English and went about contacting every English person within 200Km. One of my engineers blew the whistle and the student hiked to meet me. I was quite shocked, but he was delighted, and couldn't stop crying and hugging me.
The fees and accomodation are not massive - in fact we could all sponsor more persons alike.
I am glad that maybe I have changed opportunity for some, and maybe generations of families will have an improved lifestyle. For children who have worked darned hard to achieve the best and be let down at the last minute moved me - so I acted.
The other students were all asking for me too, so I gave in and visited them. We are all in touch and they are top graders - as hoped.
I am fortunate that I was able to give a gift that was a choice of the individual to receive, and that gift may go on to affect many future people - all in a positive way - I hope.
The five students all said they will sponsor a student themselves in the future, with the benefits of their dramatically improved incomes. I hope that continues for many years to come.
And to crown that with a typical mikelom finish of ages past! 😲 The greatest gift I received??? Simply Humungous 😛 😏
Originally posted by uzlessForum certainly could use a measure of impartiality and balance.
I was provided with an RHP subscription and asked to provide balance to the one sided arguments that inevitably arise here regardless of my personal persuassion to the issue at hand.
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