Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Paul Newman
Rest In Peace, Paul.
I'm a few days late because I had a wedding to attend--I still haven't seen the debate in it's entirety (although I've heard the whole thing). Anyway, I wanted to share something *I* never new about Paul Newman.
When he came out with his salad dressings (and later many more things in a food empire), I thought it was just a way to pay the bills and make a little money in his golden years, when the majority of his acting gigs were behind him. I learned, the day after his death, he never made a dime from his food business. He contributed every last cent to over 1000 charities around the world. The final contribution amount?
$250,000,000.
I was blown away by that number, given from a single man. And I hope he's not done yet--I hope he made sure it reads in his last will and testament that his share of the sales continue to go into the charities of his choice. I've decided from now on I'll buy Newman's products.
I'm a few days late because I had a wedding to attend--I still haven't seen the debate in it's entirety (although I've heard the whole thing). Anyway, I wanted to share something *I* never new about Paul Newman.
When he came out with his salad dressings (and later many more things in a food empire), I thought it was just a way to pay the bills and make a little money in his golden years, when the majority of his acting gigs were behind him. I learned, the day after his death, he never made a dime from his food business. He contributed every last cent to over 1000 charities around the world. The final contribution amount?
$250,000,000.
I was blown away by that number, given from a single man. And I hope he's not done yet--I hope he made sure it reads in his last will and testament that his share of the sales continue to go into the charities of his choice. I've decided from now on I'll buy Newman's products.
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