Wow! I am truly grateful to meet very nice people in business. We are leaving to drive to Florida for vacation tonight so I filled the tank and checked the tire pressure, which you should always do before a long drive. To my horror, I found a bulge on the sidewall of one of the tires. I found out online that this could lead to tire failure, so I panicked that we were not going to be able to get out tonight. I drove down to Firestone Complete Auto Care, told Fred my story and asked if he could fit us in since we were leaving in three hours. At first he was not sure and said maybe in a couple hours. I said I would have to call for someone to pick me up. Fred spoke to someone and they ended up getting right to replacing the tire. What a great experience. I will enjoy telling this story several times. Thanks guys!
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Madonna creating schools in Malawi
The singer Madonna’s charity called Raising Malawi is teaming up with buildOn to create ten new schools to teach 1,000 students each year in the east Africa country of Malawi. Madonna has a special place in her heart for Malawi having adopted two children from this AIDS ravaged country where over 500,000 children have been orphaned from the epidemic. It is great to see entertainers investing their money in great causes like this. In her spare time, Madonna will be singing during the Super Bowl halftime show this Sunday. You go girl!
Learn more in the Madonna plans 10 schools in Malawi with new partner story at Reuters.
Oprah proud of her first South African graduates
Oprah’s girl school in South Africa graduates 72 disadvantaged young women. The whole class is now headed to university, most at home but some abroad in the United States. “There are a lot of people … who lower their expectations and think that if you come from a disadvantaged background … you have a disadvantaged brain. I know that is not true,” says Oprah.
I completely agree with Oprah. Everyone, let me repeat, everyone has potential to do great things. Read the full First class graduates from Oprah’s South Africa school story at Reuters.
Kindness is catchy
I stumbled on this story about random acts of kindness catching on at Riley’s Cafe in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It seems that patrons are passing along the kindness they receive to others and it is continuing each week. Read the Random Acts Of Kindness Reported At Cafe story at KCCI.com Channel 8 in Des Moines.
Ripples can begin with a single pebble. Be that pebble.