Give It Up

GIVE!

It's what dads do. And not just at certain times of the year.

They donate kidneys to their children (even when it is not a part of their culture). They donate livers to their children — although if they really want to do it anonymously so as not to upset their children later on it is probably a good idea not to pose for a picture accompanying a newspaper article on it.

The father's example is a key to getting kids involved in charity. One example: Marlo Thomas's devotion to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital began by watching her father return to the dining room table with tears of sorrow or joy in his eyes after getting news of a child's progress at the hospital he founded.

When dads do it well, the impact carries on through generations. Such was the impact of Ted Neal on sisters Linda Cartwright and Carole Eley that they founded The Ted Foundation to aid the people of Kerala, India, who lived world's away from their middle class British lives.

So GIVE in order that your kids can live and so that they can live better lives.