Giving Back

[KonaKing]

Got this in email today.

The Media (Accidently?)
Missed this one!!!!

Subject: Denzel Washington, and
Brooks Army Medical Center

Don't know whether you heard about this

but Denzel Washington and his family visited

the troops at Brook Army Medical Center , in

San Antonio , Texas (BAMC) the other day. This

is where soldiers who have been evacuated from

Germany come to be hospitalized in the United

States, especially burn victims There are some

buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher

House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay,

for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying

in the Hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses

on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled

most of the time.

While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave

him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He asked how

much one of them would cost to build. He took his check

book out and wrote a check for the full amount right there

on the spot. The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear

this story and want to get the word out to the American

public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it

The question is - why do:
Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan,
Paris Hilton,

Tom Cruise and

other Hollywood fluff

make front page news with their ridiculous

antics and Denzel Washington's Patriotism

doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of

any newspaper except the Local newspaper in San

Antonio .


A true American and friend to all in uniform!


This needs as wide a distribution
as we can create. Share it!

[dingleberry]

I seem to remember hearing this story a couple of years ago.

[larryueckert]

well if i had his money i would do the same but i'm poor so i cant

[TJRiver]

As with most of these forwarded e-mail "feel good" stories, most of them are either outright false or at best, misleading. Have a look at Snopes.com. Denzel did visit the center and did make a donation, however, it was months later and nowhere near enough to build a complete "Fisher House". The donation was undoubtedly made after consulting with his handlers and accountant and ensuring he would be getting the maximum tax write off. He did not "whip out his checkbook and donate money to build an entire new Fisher House on the spot".

Not to discourange all of those filthy rich celebs from donating money (in fact, I myself am starting a charity for unemployed ski boat owners (partial to Tig'e owners)), but most of this type of untrue or inaccurate junk running around the internet needs to be stopped at the source with a little due dilligence, versus clogging up our inboxes and messsage boards.

It is a swell story, but it just that, a swell story. Does anyone really NEED to publicize who they give to and what charitable organizations they support? In my book, it is better to to give anonimously and not revel in your charity........

All that having been said, more power to Denzel for supporting our wounded vets!