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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Home -> Forums -> Lottery News -> Elderly Lottery Winner Donates All Money To Charity Elderly Lottery Winner Donates All Money To Charity International: Elderly Lottery Winner Donates All Money To CharityLocal media reports that A 71-year-old man in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region who won a lottery jackpot of 5RMB million (US$620,000) has donated all of the money to charity. Surnamed Wang, the man is a retired worker with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in Changji. "My only wish to make use of the prize for myself is to buy a new radio," Wang was quoted by the Xinjiang Economic Daily as saying. On November 21, when Wang arrived at the lottery complex in Urumqi to receive his prize, he donated the first batch of rmb500,000 to a charity project aimed at financing schooling of impoverished students. Wang donated the remaining RMB3.5 million to charity affairs through a Catholic organization, sources with the Xinjiang Welfare Lottery Center said. Lottery Post Staff We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 9 comments. Last comment 6 years ago by . new delhi India Member #22479 September 20, 2005 174 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 2, 2005, 10:09 am - IP Logged | |
very noble and magnanimous of him. don't hear too often of people who can do that. | | |
United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 2, 2005, 12:55 pm - IP Logged | |
True. It was a very nice thing for him to do.  Dance like no one is watching.
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Pennsylvania United States Member #17377 June 10, 2005 2890 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 2, 2005, 7:55 pm - IP Logged | |
Most assets can be seized by the communist regime. He choose to toss it to charity and thus save himself disgrace via the government he lives in. ________________________________ Wanna Make God laugh? ..Tell him your plans. | | |
United States Member #24129 October 16, 2005 68 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 2, 2005, 9:04 pm - IP Logged | |
Most assets can be seized by the communist regime. He choose to toss it to charity and thus save himself disgrace via the government he lives in. If you read current affairs, you will find things have changed and it is no longer true. | | |
new delhi India Member #22479 September 20, 2005 174 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 2, 2005, 9:45 pm - IP Logged | |
Most assets can be seized by the communist regime. He choose to toss it to charity and thus save himself disgrace via the government he lives in. If you read current affairs, you will find things have changed and it is no longer true. Thank you! | | |
Seoul Korea, South Member #22193 September 16, 2005 346 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 3, 2005, 12:14 am - IP Logged | |
Most assets can be seized by the communist regime. He choose to toss it to charity and thus save himself disgrace via the government he lives in. If you read current affairs, you will find things have changed and it is no longer true. To my knowledge, what rlevins says is correct. | | |
United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 3, 2005, 2:21 pm - IP Logged | |
Most assets can be seized by the communist regime. He choose to toss it to charity and thus save himself disgrace via the government he lives in. If you read current affairs, you will find things have changed and it is no longer true. That's what I thought. I choose to think he donated the money out of the goodness of his heart. Unless, I read otherwise. =) Dance like no one is watching. | | |
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If he didn't need the money, than why did he play the lottery? I couldn't be so philantrophal (sic?) until after I'm dead. | | |
United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 4, 2005, 1:30 pm - IP Logged | |
He probably just wanted to see if he could win, I guess. Dance like no one is watching. | | |
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