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10-15-2011, 12:28 AM | #1 |
Father of Four
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You know with all the complaining and drama that takes place with grown men collecting toys, I came across an article well worth reading. It shines on the good little plastic men can actually bring into people's lives.
Here's a bit of background from the site I found it on and a link to the article itself. From Superman Homepage: Remember Mike Meyer, the mentally disabled Superman fan who had a large part of his Superman collection stolen by an ex-work colleague? You'll recall that Superman fans from all over the world donated items through the Superfriends of Metropolis fan group to send to Mike. Then police located the thief and were able to return Mike's stolen items to him. Well there's a final twist in the tale... Mike decided to go to the St. Louis Children's Hospital with Keith Howard from Superfriends of Metropolis group, and donate the gifts he'd received from concerned fans to the children as prizes for the weekly Bingo game. "I've been blessed with a lot of things, so I wanted to share them," he explained on Wednesday of his decision to donate the duplicates. He added, "When you make somebody happy, it does something for you, too." Howard, of Belleville, said nobody who gave to Meyer has asked for his or her donations back - in fact, just the opposite. "The fact that this has now come full circle is really, really great," he said. On Wednesday, as a chorus of "Bingo!" rang out, the Superman collectibles slowly left the prize table. Superman fan shares his bounty with kids at St. Louis hospital |
10-15-2011, 01:24 AM | #2 |
Gold Plated Goof Off
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Is it a literary adaption of a Loreal commercial??
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10-15-2011, 01:36 AM | #3 |
Crimson Guard
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This is awesome! I am so glad to read this!
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10-15-2011, 08:41 AM | #4 |
Father of Four
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Sorry bud, not sure what the joke is - I don't get it. Maybe after a cup of coffee.
As stated, it's an article of a real event. The writeup in the post if not mine but from the site I found the article on. |
10-15-2011, 12:57 PM | #5 |
do not eat.
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
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Awesome story.
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10-15-2011, 11:52 PM | #6 |
Luminous being
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Location: Northern California
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Awesome. Thanks for sharing.
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