A Birthday Twist

When Doug Eaton turned 65 recently, he asked his Facebook friends how he should celebrate. One person suggested that Eaton perform sixty-five random acts of kindness.

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So Eaton made a handwritten sign, the kind you often see homeless people holding up at intersections and freeway exits. But his sign read, “I have a home and a car and a job. Do you need a few bucks for some coffee?” Then he headed to a busy intersection in his hometown of Oklahoma City, where he handed out $5 bills to the first sixty-five people who stopped and accepted his generosity.

“It’s just been fantastic,” said Eaton, about his birthday experience. “Some people who don’t take the money say, “Man, I love what you are doing. I won’t take it but give it to someone who needs it.’”

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