Remember everyone, wealth is quiet. So it’s best to”quietly” go about accumulating wealth and giving back to your communities.
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A Surprise Millionaire Moment From A Founding Father
A Surprise For The Magnolia State
A quiet Mississippian who lived an ordinary life has left a wonderful gift to a struggling school district. His family states that he was just a simple man who wanted to help kids. I believe he was an extraordinary individual with a vision!
Meet Mr. Darrell Saucier:
A Legacy Both Local and Abroad
Betty Nixon of Windsor, Ontario who recently passed away at the age of 89 left her 
secret $800,000 fortune to eight deserving charities. Known as an avid golfer and bridge player, this Surprise Millionaire was also a vibrant woman of faith who spent her free time making the lives of nursing home residents a little brighter as well as donating quilts to charity through her church group. Betty also had a heart for helping those in need beyond her Windsor community. That is why one of the recipients of her charitable donation involves both medical and clean water projects in Ghana. Betty was always one to lend a helping hand and through her donations, that legacy will continue.
A Silver Lining In the Silver Valley
Through shrewd investing, a Northern Idaho native was able to transform a small inheritance into a $12 million estate which is now used to benefit the underserved communities in the Silver Valley area of Northern Idaho. Margaret Featherstone Galbraith believed that the Inland Northwest Community Foundation (Innovia Foundation) would be the best place to leave her estate as a means to distribute grant money to deserving charities and causes in the surrounding area. Margaret left this amazing gift back in 2005 which would be the largest ever received by Innovia. Thanks to Margaret, youth programs, conservation efforts and overall improvement programs for the Northern Idaho area have received a boost through Innovia’s grant money. It would also appear that Margaret’s generous gift started a tradition in the area with several other residents following her lead. Take a look at the wonderful work Innovia provides due to the help of Margaret and so many others:
Aberdeen Scotland Does It Again!
The Surprise Millionaires from Aberdeen(shire) Scotland just keep on coming! I have now learned about Jean Alexander, a retired midwife and newborn health visitor who left an impressive 1.6 million pound estate to the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Scotland in honor of her late mother. The MS Society reports that they hope to use part of the donation to develop a program to assist caregivers of loved ones with MS just like Jean was at one time. A Surprise Millionaire leaves a powerful gift to help those who find themselves in one of life’s greatest challenges, what could be more wonderful than that?
Waldemar Kaminski of Buffalo
Some of you might remember the little man at the corner store, Leonard Gigowski, the Milwaukee resident with the amazing knack for growing and maintaining wealth. Well, I was amazed when I recently found another story about a Surprise Millionaire who lived an almost identical life! Buffalo’s Waldemar Kaminski was also the sole proprietor of a corner store just like Mr. Gigowski, both men were butchers by trade, unmarried and of polish heritage. But most importantly, both men exhibited the Surprise Millionaire virtues of frugality and consistent, long-term investing. It should also be noted that both men loved their respective communities and wanted to leave a lasting legacy which they both did in amazing ways!
Meet Waldemar Kaminski:
