Euromillions winner gives €50,000,000 to charity.

Reformed Character

man who scooped more than €72m on the EuroMillions lottery has decided to give €50m of his jackpot to charity.
The unidentified winner from the Haute-Garonne area of southwestern France said he will share his win between around ten NGOs working on behalf of the disadvantaged.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0530/620623-french-euro-millions/

Fair play to him, kind of restores my faith in human nature.:)

gramar

Well done to him. Hopefully it will be well spent and help those who it was intended for.

Caliden

Fair play to him.

Hopefully the majority of it actually goes to the disadvantaged.

miss no stars

How incredibly generous of him. So nice to see, hopefully it will do a lot of good.

Maximus Alexander

I've always said this is what I'd do - nobody needs that kind of money. I don't think I'd sleep with the guilt of sitting that pile of cash, I'd only want enough that I never had to work again.

It's all well and good saying I'd be that noble though, great to see someone actually do it. Fair play that man.

Warper

That is awesome

Supergurrier

Amazing generosity tbh.

wretcheddomain

...on behalf of the disadvantaged? So he gave it to Hollande's party through some indirect route.

Snakeweasel

What a waste! The lotto was made for greedy, lazy, materialistic kn0bs like me!

eyescreamcone

Does he really need €22M??

Greedy guy should have gave more!!!

Cee-Jay-Cee

Fair play to him. I wish I was in a similar position. I always said if I won a lot of money in the likes of the Euromillions I'd give a big chunk to charity but would also employ someone to ensure that the money was properly spent and those on need benefitted most and not fat car CEOs and Executives.

Reformed Character

miss no stars wrote: »

How incredibly generous of him. So nice to see, hopefully it will do a lot of good.

^^^^^
That +100

mike65

I'd draw up a list of about 30 local NGOs/registered charities and they'd get a monthly payment, that way they couldn't go mad on "administration" expenses (read cars).

danwhite88

CJC999 wrote: »

Fair play to him. I wish I was in a similar position. I always said if I won a lot of money in the likes of the Euromillions I'd give a big chunk to charity but would also employ someone to ensure that the money was properly spent and those on need benefitted most and not fat car CEOs and Executives.

My problem these days is that you dont know were the money is going once you donate it. I would like to do "Secret Millionaire" type thing an go and meet the people in need and give me help that way. Without the cameras and recognition.

Barely There

The selfish prick probably only did it to feel good about himself.

Remmy

that's a good guy right there

Corvo

Don't suppose he would see me as a charity case?

Manach

Well done to the person for the grand gesture. In unrelated news, Angela Kerins ex-Rehab director heads to France to start up a new NGO.

Reformed Character

Barely There wrote: »

The selfish prick probably only did it to feel good about himself.

Beyond pathetic!:mad:

fearrua

Well he's a considerably better person than I am. If I won that kinda money I'd keep it all in cash in a specially built vault so I could roll around in it and laugh maniacally.

Fair play to him.

ryan101

Reformed Character wrote: »

man who scooped more than €72m on the EuroMillions lottery has decided to give €50m of his jackpot to charity.
The unidentified winner from the Haute-Garonne area of southwestern France said he will share his win between around ten NGOs working on behalf of the disadvantaged.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0530/620623-french-euro-millions/

Fair play to him, kind of restores my faith in human nature.:)

Most impressive of all he has remained anonymous rather than try to use it to promote himself.

shamrock55

Give that man the nobel peace prize for services to mankind now!!

PizzamanIRL

I'd say the charity bosses are licking their chops.

A Greedy Algorithm

I would set up a charity for myself and give all the money to that charity and then feel content knowing that i gave my entire winnings to charity.

leo2a6

shamrock55 wrote: »

Give that man the nobel peace prize for services to mankind now!!

hard to get nobel prize if u dont drone bomb civilians...

miss no stars

miss no stars wrote: »

How incredibly generous of him. So nice to see, hopefully it will do a lot of good.

i hope so also but how long till Consultants Fees pray on that charity

NegativeCreep

Not a chance I'd give all that away if I won that money. I'm a greedy prick.

wp_rathead

Barely There wrote: »

The selfish prick probably only did it to feel good about himself.

Ya he is definition of a cnnt alright

michael999999

Angela kerins on the first flight available to the south of France!

Reformed Character

Barely There wrote: »

The selfish prick probably only did it to feel good about himself.

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I'd say the charity bosses are licking their chops.

Deleted User wrote: »

i hope so also but how long till Consultants Fees pray on that charity

michael999999 wrote: »

Angela kerins on the first flight available to the south of France!

Jebus lads, could not be positive for a change!

Lucifer MorningStar

If that was me, I'd buy 50 million scratch cards :pac:

Arthur Beesley

Wonder what the charities will go with the windfall? Bonuses and parties all around I'd say.

Maximus Alexander

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

If that was me, I'd buy 50 million scratch cards :pac:

And you'd probably end up winning only about half of it back. :pac:

PizzamanIRL

Reformed Character wrote: »

Jebus lads, could not be positive for a change!

No. I'm Irish.

Son Of A Vidic

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I've always said this is what I'd do - nobody needs that kind of money. I don't think I'd sleep with the guilt of sitting that pile of cash, I'd only want enough that I never had to work again.

It's all well and good saying I'd be that noble though, great to see someone actually do it. Fair play that man.

Pretty much sums up how I feel about it also. I always say I'd keep enough to keep me real comfortable for life. But to actually see someone do it is fantastic. Good news story of the day by far. Makes you wonder though about the wealthiest 1% on this planet and how they continue to add billions to their bloated wallets.

AK333

Corvo wrote: »

Don't suppose he would see me as a charity case?

Do you speak French? Perhaps we could write a joint letter on behalf of the poor in Ireland us!

Lucifer MorningStar

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

And you'd probably end up winning only about half of it back. :pac:

I'd have a great time scratching them though :pac:

Skeleton XIII

I find it hard to believe a cent of that will reach the people who actually need it. I'd love to be wrong and some of it probably will, but only a tiny amount of what was given.

neamhspleachi

Bonne chance à lui, ce geste humain

CarrickMcJoe

danwhite88 wrote: »

My problem these days is that you dont know were the money is going once you donate it. I would like to do "Secret Millionaire" type thing an go and meet the people in need and give me help that way. Without the cameras and recognition.

+1 Just a box of tissues

ballsymchugh

danwhite88 wrote: »

My problem these days is that you dont know were the money is going once you donate it. I would like to do "Secret Millionaire" type thing an go and meet the people in need and give me help that way. Without the cameras and recognition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF1B1gM9Bio

Mrs Garth Brooks

Im a charity case, do I get €50,000,000?

smileyj1987

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Im a charity case, do I get €50,000,000?

Sell your fat Garthy tickets and you will be fine .

AK333

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Im a charity case, do I get €50,000,000?

Get in the queue

Does anyone have a contact address. I want to congratulate him on his generosity :rolleyes:

Specialun

well jealous

Valetta

They've discovered his identity.

It's Alaine Chateraux.

Dempsey

I wish I was in a position to give away 50m!

ScumLord

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I've always said this is what I'd do -

I'd like to think I'd be able to do it too or at least spread it out amongst family and even though 22 million is more than enough for any person, it must be so hard to have that sitting in your bank account and hand the largest chunk of it away. Fair play to him.

galwayredgirl

Reformed Character wrote: »

man who scooped more than €72m on the EuroMillions lottery has decided to give €50m of his jackpot to charity.
The unidentified winner from the Haute-Garonne area of southwestern France said he will share his win between around ten NGOs working on behalf of the disadvantaged.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0530/620623-french-euro-millions/

Fair play to him, kind of restores my faith in human nature.:)

Someone has to pay the salaries of the charity CEOs I suppose.

Wabbit Ears

He would be doing a far better thing to have setup his own charity and used the money to directly target those areas he cares about.

Just giving the money away to charity only server to make himself feel good about himself, its not taking any real direct action.

Maximus Alexander

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

He would be doing a far better thing to have setup his own charity and used the money to directly target those areas he cares about.

Just giving the money away to charity only server to make himself feel good about himself, its not taking any real direct action.

He's taking ~€50,000,000 more action than any of us here, no matter how you slice it.