I have always admired Bill Gates for his spirit of giving. I first heard of Gates' generosity when he donated computers to every library in North America. He continued to give to many different charities and organizations over the years. His latest "project" is his most generous, and he is inspiring other billionaires to give away some of their money! Gates and his friend Warren Buffet have created a new organization called "The Giving Pledge". It consists of only billionaires and they must pledge to give away at least half of their total wealth to charity during their life or after their death! The extremely wealthy in the USA are impressed, and the new organization is receiving an incredible response! Billionaires are beginning to have important conversations with their families about their wealth and how to use it. There are so many poor and struggling families in North America, it is admirable that Gates and friends would help out in this unique and generous manner. Although Bill Gates could live in his own world of comfort and excess, how refreshing and wonderful that he continues to want to help those who have not been as fortunate as he. A super nice pledge from the super rich . . . it's a good thing!
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