Doing Good for Goodness' Sake: Heartwarming Stories and Inspiring Ideas to Help You Help Others

""Each of us has the opportunity to serve, to make a difference in the lives of others,"" writes UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Belafonte after relating how he raised money to save a condemned school in Kenya. The difference one person makes might be very small, but small efforts can be essential, as the first-person anecdotes collected here show. From a little boy who uses his hard-earned pennies to buy his mother ice cream every week, to a stranger who gives a suffering man a mug to hold the cup of human kindness, these are tales of small, simple actions of generosity that are remembered years, even decades later. Each anecdote is followed by a series of similarly simple actions the reader can take to help another: tutor an older relative in computer skills, encourage your child to help care for a sick friend or pet, etc. This warm book's title is totally accurate--these are heartwarming tales that should inspire anyone to do some good just for the pleasure of helping.