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Paul Newman is an amazing example of kindness and generosity. Between the years of 2005 and 2006, Paul privately turned over the full value of his Newman’s Own ownership to the Newman’s Own Foundation. The value of the donation is estimated to be around $120 million. Seriously.
This is true to form for the actor/director/activist, who reportedly gave away $8,746,500 of his personal fortune to charitable groups supporting children, Gulf Coast hurricane relief, education, and the arts. All of this is done quietly, as far under the radar as possible. Some of the organizations he contributes to are well known, but many are small, worthy organizations that aren’t well publicized.
Paul is currently in the news for some far less happy news, however — he is fighting lung cancer. However, just to be clear, his massive donation did not occur as a result of his diagnosis — he made the decision to turn his ownership value over to the Newman’s Own Foundation to celebrate his 80th birthday, before he was diagnosed with cancer. He issued a statement just today regarding his health, saying that he’s “doing nicely” by way of his mouthpiece.
Along with the rest of the world, I wish him all the best in his fight against cancer, and continue to be amazed by his generosity.
Photo courtesy of reuters.com
Tags: Cancer, charity, Paul Newman
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June 11, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Christine Burger
Love this! He is such a great example. I have to tell you when I’m choosing salad dressing, I do choose Newman’s Own because I know that I’m helping in some small way! I wish him all the best.