Canadian couple give away millions in lottery winnings

i think yhis is a great story

in a world that is run by money and the love of money

this s really refreshing

A Canadian couple who won $10.9m (£6.7m) in lottery winnings in July say they have given away $10.2m of the prize to groups in their community.

Allen and Violet Large said they were plain country folks who needed no more than "what we've got".

The two said they had donated about 98% of the cash after helping their family.

The elderly pair gave the money to churches, fire departments, cemeteries, the Red Cross and hospitals,

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That's us Canadians for you.

But literally most of it? I am a bit shocked.

Good for them though.

I may have used the money to build a sustainable food system for the community, ensuring free food GMO free for all, or something along the lines of that for people in these hard times. What they did do was needed as well.

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I like that idea.

were they on drugs?

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It is uplifting to know there are still people in the world that are willing to help others instead of being selfish! Giving it all away to friends, charities and hospitals was noble beyond compare|!

'What you’ve never had, you never miss,' Violet, 78, told the Toronto Star.

'That money that we won was nothing,' Allen told the Toronto Star. 'We have each other.'

That is soooo cute!