This is a great story that I came across in my local newspaper…..well worth reading and pretty damn inspirational to boot.  Occasionally, I find it’s refreshing to be reminded that there are in fact some pretty good people left in the world, and stories like this remind me there is always an invitation open to join them..:-) 

Paul and Nichole met in January 2006 at an event U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah held when he was considering his mayoral run. Paul, 40, is a real estate developer, and Nichole, 30, is a sports and entertainment attorney. At first, she was interested in him as a potential client. "We exchanged business-y e-mails for a couple of weeks," she said. Then in April, they bumped into each other at a Sixers game and spoke briefly at halftime, and a little chemistry kicked in. A week later, they met unexpectedly at a networking function and spent two hours talking to each other. That did it: Nichole and Paul decided they should date.One of those early dates was a 45-mile bicycle trip to raise money for cancer research. Paul was a last-minute replacement after Nichole’s sister hurt her foot. "He came on in the last couple of weeks and raised just as much as I did," Nichole said.

Nichole Williams & Paul Badger | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/29/2008

Tags: charity, contribution