Page 0: Page 1: “THE PARADOX OF AFFLUENCE” Giving it Away WILL Make You Rich Sheila C. Ferguson Campaign Coordinator Shelby Residential & Vocational Services Inc. (SRVS) Presented to: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Southwest Tennessee Community College December 6, 2009 Page 2: The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences PTK Honors Study Topic for 20082010  Fine Arts  Health  Economic Policy  Rise and Fall of Civilizations and Empires  Political and Civil Liberties  Geography  Education  Individual, Family, and Community Life  Environment Page 3: What is Paradoxical about Affluence?       “Appearances can be quite deceiving.” “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” “Money doesn’t buy happiness” “Keeping up with the Joneses” “Money makes the world go around.” “Money can’t buy you love.” Page 4: Does Affluence Make You Happy? The man who dies rich, dies disgraced. –Andrew Carnegie Page 5: What is Charity?      Charity comes from Latin word “caritas” meaning “affection” Philanthropy comes from the Greek meaning “love of man” Voluntary sacrifice by an individual Time, Talent and Treasure An investment in bettering our world Page 6: How Charitable are Americans?       3 out of 4 American families give an average amount of $1,800 or an average 3.5% of their household income Little more than half volunteer Under $20,000 give WHOPPING 4.58% Over $100,000 give 3.09% “Middle Class” gives little over 2% Top 7% ($1 million+) give WHOPPING 50% of ALL charitable donations Page 7: One Woman’s Journey to Affluence Money doesn’t make you smart, hard-working or compassionate, but if you are smart, hardworking and compassionate you can be successful, change the world, and … …. make money. Page 8: Many Missions = One Vision      Fire Museum of Memphis Memphis Zoo Memphis Theological Seminary Youth Villages St. George’s Day School       YWCA Libraries Elmwood Cemetery Uncle Wilber Fountain Hospitals SRVS Page 9: Shelby Residential & Vocational Services (SRVS) OUR MISSION is a commitment to excellence in providing options and opportunities for persons with disabilities. OUR VISION is a community that supports personal growth, happiness, options and opportunities for people with disabilities. WE VALUE individual choice, dignity, respect, full participation in the community, strong family alliances, and health and wellness. Page 10: It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself…Serve and thou shall be served. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Page 11: Call to Action & Further Study In his book, Who Really Cares: America’s Charity Divide-Who Gives, Who Doesn’t and Why It Matter, Arthur C. Brooks says: Charity is essential to:  Health & Happiness  Community Vitality  National Prosperity  Our Ability to Govern Ourselves as Free People Page 12: Every man must decide whether he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life’s persistent and most urgent question is “What are you doing for others?” -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Page 13: