From: Lance Johnson
Sent: Dec 13, 2005 7:38 PM
To: Rick@fhfh.org
Subject: Night at Restaurant

My wife and I were sitting at a restaurant recently in Hendersonville NC. A gentleman, sitting next to us, looked familiar so I told him he looked like someone we had met in Ashville and we began a conversation. As we talked I learned that he was a hunter and so with much enthusiasm I told him about our new chapter with FHFH. He looked at me and said “I know an honest face when I see one” and then proceeded to dig into his pocket for something. Well that “something” turned out to be a hundred dollar bill that he wanted to donate to our organization! I told him that I wasn’t comfortable taking his cash and he said, “If you don't take it now you probably won't get it.” I said, “If you’ll give me your address I will send you some information about the program and if you still feel like contributing you can send me a check made out to FHFH.” He agreed went back to eating.

After finishing his dinner he turned to me and said, “I've been thinking about this--you be sure to send me that info ok?” I told him I would and then we talked some more. He explained that he used to make small contributions here and there and to his church until one day when something hit him and he decided to up the ante. As the owner and operator of a decent little transmission shop, he started giving more and more of his money to the church and the needy. As he did this his business began to grow and grow to the point where he says the entire yard is FULL of cars ALL the time! He told me that he gives away 80-90% of his income and it keeps coming back! Two weeks later we received a check for two hundred dollars—all because we wanted to go out for a burger that night!

Sincerely,
Lance and Valerie
Rutherford County (NC) FHFH