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Saturday August 9, 2008

Sustain generosity year-round

By Mark Stephens
Assistant Community Conversation Editor.
Originally posted on December 24, 2007

On Sunday, Polly Wilkins and her daughter Teresa Wilkins were shopping for stocking stuffers at the Dollar Store at Gulf Coast Town Center.

They noticed that a young woman with young boys in her cart was a dollar short for diapers.

She told Polly Wilkins that she was just separated from her husband and struggling.

Polly dug into her purse and handed the anxious woman a $20 bill. "Buy the diapers and get presents for your boys," she said.

We hear of these things so much at Christmas; why doesn’t this spirit move us year-round?

Or is it that we just hear more good stories this time of year?