Tuesday, June 28, 2005
The United Way - The Lawyers Way
The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from the city's most successful lawyer. So, a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in his expensive office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "Our research shows that even though your annual income is over a million dollars, you don't give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back to your community through the United Way??
The lawyer thinks for a minute and says, "First, did your research also show you that my mother is dying after a long, painful illness and she has huge medical bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?" Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, "Ooh...no, I didn't know that."
"Secondly," says the lawyer, my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind, confined to a wheel chair, and is unable to support his wife and six children. The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology, but is cut off again.
Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband died in a dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a mortgage and three children?" The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, says, I'm sorry, I had no idea."
The lawyer then says, "So, if I don't give money to them, what makes you think I would give any to you?" 6/28/2005 11:05:00 AM
The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from the city's most successful lawyer. So, a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in his expensive office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, "Our research shows that even though your annual income is over a million dollars, you don't give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back to your community through the United Way??
The lawyer thinks for a minute and says, "First, did your research also show you that my mother is dying after a long, painful illness and she has huge medical bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?" Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, "Ooh...no, I didn't know that."
"Secondly," says the lawyer, my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind, confined to a wheel chair, and is unable to support his wife and six children. The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology, but is cut off again.
Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband died in a dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a mortgage and three children?" The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, says, I'm sorry, I had no idea."
The lawyer then says, "So, if I don't give money to them, what makes you think I would give any to you?" 6/28/2005 11:05:00 AM
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