Chapter 248: Wendy's Children's Charity Relief Fund
The next day, the plane fended up in San Jose, California.
Henry ordered Helen's luggage to be sent home, and took her directly to the hospital to see the Bosses and their baby.
There are three differences between the American custom of giving congratulatory gifts to babies in China: first, the gifts are given before the baby is born, second, the gifts are designated by the baby's parents in advance, and third, the gifts are not sent directly to the baby's own home, but to the home of a good friend of the baby's parents.
In addition, Americans have a fixed name for their ritual of giving congratulatory gifts to their babies: Baby-Shower (baby shower, meaning to bathe in the bliss of blessings and gifts)!
Three months ago, Henry had attended the Bossaks' Baby-Shower at John Chambers' house, and the baby's name was Wendy!
At that time, Mrs. Posack was seven months pregnant, and she sat in the middle chair with a big belly, surrounded by a mountain of gifts and a group of relatives and friends! Mrs. Posak opened the gift and read the greeting card on it in front of everyone. The card was full of words of blessing, and Mrs. Bosak read it with a deep happiness on her face......
It was the first time Henry had participated in such an event, and he thought it was very warm! It was much better than having friends and relatives come to congratulate the baby in batches after the baby was born. Because at that time, the mother who is tired from giving birth and taking care of her children needs rest the most, and the turn of friends will only increase her exhaustion!
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Henry and Helen soon arrived at the hospital where Mrs. Posack gave birth, and because they knew the ward number, they didn't need to ask the hospital staff! Five or six minutes later, Henry and Helen met Mr. and Mrs. Posack and little Wendy!
The faces of the Posacks were full of smiles and happiness. Little Wendy is lying in the cradle and sleeping peacefully!
Henry placed the carnation on the counter by the bedside and congratulated the couple, "Congratulations, Mr. Bosak and Aunt Lerner! How cute little Wendy looks and looks like Aunt Lerner! In the future, when little Wendy grows up, she will definitely look like Aunt Lerner, a big beauty!!"
Aunt Lerner heard this. I couldn't help but laugh and seemed very happy.
"Mr. Bosak, I'm going to give little Wendy a gift!" Henry turned to look at Professor Bosak.
Lerner interjected at this time and said, "Didn't you give us a music box last time Baby-Shower?"
"Huh. Yes, I gave a gift, but who rules that you can only give the first gift?" Henry smiled and said, "That's right, I have people set up a children's charity fund in the name of little Wendy to help children in need!"
Henry looked at them and said, "The more people Wendy's Children's Charity Fund helps, the more blessings it can accumulate for little Wendy, isn't it?" After a pause, Henry asked, "Teacher Bosak and Aunt Lerner." I'm giving you the Wendy Children's Charity Relief Fund as a gift now, will you still refuse?"
When Mr. and Mrs. Bosak heard this, how could they refuse?
After they said yes, they asked Wendy how much money the Children's Charity Fund currently had on its books, and Henry told them that there were $100 million!
When Mr. and Mrs. Bosak heard this, although they also had money, they were still slightly shocked in their hearts!
Professor Bosak said, "Henry, I'll replace Wendy, oh. No...... I should thank you for the children who are about to be rescued!"
"You're welcome, I should do this! There are many poor children in such a developed place as the United States, let alone those backward and poor countries. As far as I know, more than 4 million people die of hunger in Africa every year. There are not a few people who die of disease!! $180 million is not a lot at all, and it may not take many years for people to develop Africa on a large scale so that they can shake off poverty and become rich! There is a saying in China that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish! That is, give them fish to eat. Why don't you teach them how to fish!"
"At present, the most pitiful people are those African children, who cannot afford to support them at home, so they will throw them away, and even hurt them! A reporter from Global Online in Africa once sent back a few photos of African children, and whoever saw them would cry sadly...... Oh, that scrawny appearance, all that was left was a skeleton of bones, and in retrospect, I was still very impressive!" said Henry, choking up.
After listening to what Henry said, Mr. and Mrs. Bosak couldn't help but be silent, and after half a sound, Professor Bossak's eyes flashed with determination, and then said to Henry: "Henry, Cisco's development is now on the right track, and I plan to quit Cisco and specialize in philanthropy in the future!!" After speaking, Bossak looked at his wife.
At this time, Lerner smiled at her husband Bossak: "Oh, it seems that we coincide, and I think so too!" Then, Lerner looked at Henry and said, "Henry, in the future, the two of us will quit Cisco and concentrate on managing the Wendy Children's Charity Relief Fund! There are so many miserable children around the world, they may be hoping for God to lend a helping hand to save them, although we are not God, we can give them a glimmer of warmth and hope!" I think doing charity is an urgent thing to do, and at the same time it is a great job, and we will love this kind of work very much!"
When Henry heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't know what to say, whether to persuade them to stay in Cisco, or to encourage them to do charity? Henry was silent for a moment, Cisco could do without them, but those children who were suffering in suffering needed them, and the Bossaks were going to do good deeds, and they should be encouraged!!
"Oh, what else can I say...... I think that no matter what I say, I can't stop you! At this moment, I should admire you and support you! Teacher Bosak and Aunt Lerner, you can rest assured to do charity, Cisco will not let it collapse with me!"
Mr. and Mrs. Bosak looked at each other and nodded.
At present, the Bossaks hold a 4% stake in Cisco, with an annual dividend of more than $60 million, plus their previous savings and cashing out some of their shares, their savings are at least a billion dollars. So much money is enough for them to do charity for a long time, in addition, the charity fund can also be used for investment, and if it is well run, it can also make a lot of money every year!
When Henry finally left, he reminded them: "If you are short of money for charity, come to me, don't sell your shares in Cisco for the time being! If you want to sell, you must wait until the stock price rises to the highest! Well, it will take at least four years......
The emergence of Henry will inevitably lead to the early development of the Internet bubble, and it may not be necessary to wait until 2000 for the Internet bubble to occur. Henry predicted that between 1996 and 1999, once Clinton was elected president of the United States, Henry would begin to pay attention, and at this moment he would notice the stock market movements, and if there was any sign, he would have to cash out in advance.
The Bossaks thought for a moment, and in their trust in Henry, nodded in response, "Good!"
(To be continued.) )