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I'M INSPIRED!

Mar 29 2014 | By: Cynthia Rauch

I was watching TV today and the movie Nick's Family was on, It's a wonderful true story.  

This is a summary of what I read on line.  

In 1938, Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish kids escape certain death from the Nazis.

He never told anyone that he did this.

While on ski trip in Switzerland, Winton took a detour in Czechoslovakia to help the children of refugees. Nazi Germany had recently annexed a large part of Czechoslovakia and the news of Kristallnacht, a violent attack on Jews in Germany and Austria, had just reached Prague.

Winton set up a rescue operation for the children, filling out the required paperwork for them to be sent to homes in Sweden and Great Britain. He had to raise money to fund foster homes for all of them, and then he sent 669 children away from Czechoslovakia on trains before the Nazis closed down the borders.

 Winton told no one that he did this, not even his wife. In 1988, his wife found a scrapbook full of pictures of the children and letters from parents in their attic. She arranged to have Winton's story appear in newspapers. 

Many of the children Winton saved went on the BBC television program, That's Life, to meet him for the first time sin

Winton is now 101 years old and has received awards from Israel and the Czech Republic as well as Knighthood from the Queen of England in 1993.

It challenged me to think of what we can do next week donating $24 to help children with Cleft Lip disorders?  

I hope you have marked your calendar, and of course followed the links I have put out there for us to view.

Nicholas Winton created a committee for this endeavor.  One day he had an appointment with himself and he asked him self and he approved himself to be the appointned secretary.  When he was in the decisions making process, he'd seek counsel from himself.  He appointned himself as honorary secretary. By himself, he accomplished much, and today inspires many.  

He helped so many children, what can we do together?  I'm anxious to hear from you.  Pease take 15 minutes from your day to come and help.  We need you.  Richmond Indiana, Call Cynthia Rauch to schedule an appointment.  Your family, pet, grandparent, professional business portrait, and more will be your wonderful reminder to the good we accomplished together.  

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