Terry McClelland, an Army veteran in Statesville, North Carolina, has pledged his lottery winnings to help folks with substance abuse problems, according to the Charlotte Observer;
Terry McClelland and his wife intend to use the proceeds from his lucky scratch-off ticket win to start a non-profit counseling center aimed at freeing people from their addictions – his wife’s lifelong dream.
“This is what I was put on this earth to do,” McClelland’s wife, also named Terry, told lottery officials. She is is pursuing her doctorate in psychology. “It’s my calling,” she said. “This is why I did all those years of college. There’s people out there that need something, and now we are going to be able to help and bless someone else.”
After the government took their share of his $250,000, McClelland ended up with $173,754.
Comments
12 responses to “Terry McClelland; Army veteran to donate lottery windfall”
Bravo Zulu!
Amen!
Good for them!
I’d never do that. Clearly they’re better people than me.
Me too
I always cringe when I see lottery winners saying “no, I am not going to do anything different in my life”… damn, people, that is what winning something like this SHOULD do – allow you to make changes for the better. Gotta treat life like the Boy Scouts teach you to treat campsites… leave it better than when you found it.
+1
but they do plan to leave it better than they found it, by helping people free themselves ^_^ it’s not just the place you are that needs to be better but also the people in the place you are ^_^
Well said David.
What a refreshing story to read. Thank you, Jonn for posting this.
Pay It Forward. Regardless of how big the problems of the world may seem, each person can make a difference simply by taking the time to show love, appreciation and kindness to the people around them.
The news media needs to share more stories about wonderful people as the McClellands. Bless them that they are willing to help those with substance abuse/addictions that IMHO is a destructive disease. I wish them well with their counseling center.
Our leeching government should donate what they took in taxes from them to help fund the anti-addiction effort.
Yeah, I wouldn’t waste the money on druggies.
I decided a number of years ago that when I retired I would start to give away some of my investments to help our hospitalized veterans (I’m a VA Volunteer). Making sure I don’t out live my savings, here I go.
Fisher House Foundation.
https://flic.kr/s/aHskRgwmM3
Scholarship for veterans.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsm5Udj1M
Work that my DAV Chapter is doing.
https://flic.kr/s/aHskpnYsjJ
As the expression goes, you can’t take it with you. ?