That's awesome! Thank you for sharing that Chuck.
Merry Christmas!
Rick
On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 9:40 PM Charles Kehoe <charlesjkehoe@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Today as I was standing at the Raffle Table a lady came over and said how
much she loved looking at this "beautiful train layout." She asked me
several questions about it and then said she came into the GBGH because her
husband had backed over one of her Boxwood bushes this morning and she came
to get a new bush. She told me that she was really upset when she got to
the GBGH, but when she saw the train layout and all the trains and all the
people young and old, smiling and having so much fun it put her back in the
Christmas Spirit. She said she walked around the entire layout and was so
impressed about the beauty of it all.
While we were talking a young family bought $5.00 of raffle tickets.
When the woman and I started talking again, she asked about the raffle and
said she wanted to make a donation. I pointed to the donation box and said
she could put a donation in that box if she wished. She said, "No what I
mean is I want to buy some raffle tickets." I said that is fine, how many
would she like. She said, "What I want you to do is take my tickets and
give them to the families here who maybe can't afford to buy tickets." I
said "OK" how many tickets do you want to buy, she handed me a $50.00 bill
and said, "As many tickets as this will buy." I asked "Do you want change?"
She said, "No, I want you to use it all." I thanked her for her kindness
and asked for her name and she said she just wanted to make this an
anonymous donation and to help people enjoy the holidays a little more. As
I passed out the free tickets to the families I could find, I told them
these came from someone who wants you to have a some fun while you are
here."
I have been thinking about that act of kindness since I left the GHBG
today. I always tell my friends that RC3C is about people who love trains
sharing that love and enjoyment with thousands of others and bringing
smiles to their faces and a little happiness to their hearts. But today, I
saw another level, we gave a lady who started out not having a very good
day the opportunity to start her day over by watching some beautiful trains
and watching the children and families smile and feel the Christmas spirit,
and she had the opportunity to participate in giving that Holiday Spirit to
others. This is the most amazing club I have ever seen. I am so proud to be
a colleague with such amazing rail fans.
I thank each of you for making the Christmas Spirit come alive in people
we will never know by name. I am sure they will be talking about the
amazing trains that saw at the GBGH well past this beautiful season.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each of you.
Chuck
Charles J. Kehoe, ACSW, CCE
Chief Operating Officer
Kehoe Correctional Consulting, LLC
P.O. Box 1265
Midlothian, VA 23113
(804) 873-4949
Web site: www.charlesjkehoe.com
