a a I e q t a f t i m c k w u o f g m h g a As we approach the holiday season, Good News Wants to Know... What's the most generous thing that's ever happened to you? Way back in 1993 I got to be a bat boy for the Florida Marlins. It was their first season. I was 16 and trying to pretend it wasn’t the coolest thing that had ever happened to me. My big brother Chris saw through it all and spent countless hours collecting every single baseball card of that first team. This was before Ebay was a thing. Chris hunted down every trade and franchise draft pick at local card stores. He paid too much for all of them. He inhaled lots of secondary smoke, and had to negotiate $2 baseball cards with big men that just didn’t care about little brother feelings. Needless to say, 30 years later I still have every single one of those cards. And I look through them more than I should. A good reminder that generosity is often defined not by money, but by time and the inhalation of secondary smoke. Bob Denison, President, Denison Yachting The most generous thing that has ever happened to me is having generous parents who sacrificially loved me and my brother. My dad, a self-taught machinist, and my mom, an executive assistant, worked literally night and day so we could have the opportunity to obtain higher education and give our kids more opportunity in their lives. William “Bill” C. Davell, Director, Tripp Scott Aside from what the LORD has provided for me in terms of salvation, parentage, and time and place of my birth, my family has always generously supported my career choices. They were behind me “money, marbles & chalk” as a musician, and when I got a law degree, they invited me into dealing with, managing and handling all matters legal, from transactional to litigation with real property our family held. It has been a great gift and blessing to me and my children to get to work so closely with my father, uncle, brothers and cousins. It has opened wonderful opportunities and has been a great run! H. Collins Forman, P.A. The most generous thing that ever happened to me was being selected as one of sixteen individuals to lead a global change initiative. I was 28 and nominated by the president of my division. We spent the next 18 months working with all of our 88,000 employees (face-to-face) in every division around the world. It literally changed the trajectory of my professional career and is one of the foundational things in my life that God has used to allow me to do what I do today for business owners and their teams. Craig D. Huston, Summit Achievers The most generous thing that ever happened to me was winning a contest sponsored by a new radio station in Boise, Idaho- to put the winner "in the water, on the water and over the water." My husband and I were blessed with an installed hot tub, a waterbed and matching bedroom furniture as well as a trip to London to tour the Beatles' hometowns. I could hardly believe they gave all this to one person! Deborah Cusick, FAU Campus volunteer, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship The most generous thing ever done for me is when my parents adopted me at birth and my entire adoptive extended family accepted me and other adopted cousins as their own. I also want to say that it was a generous act on the part of my birth mother to carry me and give me up for adoption instead of aborting me in the midst of her difficult circumstances. Dolores King St. George, King Communications and GraceNet Media A teenage mom in a crisis chose us to be the adoptive parents of her newborn son. We brought Jackson home on my birthday 26 years ago. That was the most generous gift I have ever received. Doug Sauder, Pastor, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale It was 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada, when my brother Jesse generously and lovingly shared the Gospel with me. He shared God's love with me with such a giving and generous heart for I will ever and forever will be grateful. Fidel Gomez, Pastor I grew up on a farm in Missouri, one of three kids in a lower middle class income family. My father gave me a brand new mustang for my 16th birthday. To this day I cannot believe it! Dr. Fred Scarbrough, Founder, Scarbrough Animal Hospital and HOPE South Florida In 2010, during the financial meltdown, my mortgage on our facility with the bank was called and I was on the verge of bankruptcy with Best Roofing. Bill Kent (CEO of Team Horner & International Swimming Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board) stepped in and rescued me and the company with the financial support and mentorship to weather this situation. I can never thank Bill enough. Gregg Wallick Many, many moons ago, a dear friend gave us a fully paid five day cruise for our honeymoon. We were so grateful since we hadn’t had a vacation in years and truly couldn’t afford such a luxury! But greater still was the gift of time this wonderful lady gave us as she became our daughter’s nanny (chosen grandmother) so that I could go back to work. That’s Love! The greatest gift of all! Helen Wayner, P.A., Century 21 Hansen Realty 10 years ago we learned that our daughter had a brain tumor (healed now, Praise God). My employer allowed me to work remotely for an extended period of time while we were out of state taking care of her. What a blessing!!! Jesse Carroccio, Station Manager, WRMB Moody Radio William “Bill” C. Davell Collins Forman Craig D. Huston Deborah Cusick Dolores King St. George Doug Sauder Wants to Know… Bob Denison
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