LaSalle Street Church had received a tidy $1.6 million from a real estate deal, the pastor said, and $160,000 — a typical 10 percent tithe — would be divided among some 320 regular attendees. LaSalle, a non-denominational church, has long been involved in social causes, from feeding homeless families to buying an ambulance for a medical clinic in Niger. Jordan, who had a long career in the insurance industry but still enjoys sewing, divided her remaining money between a local arts program and a nearby elementary school. [...] his friends are trying to raise $25,000 to build the Seven Hills Skate Park in Amman, Jordan, and pitching in to help, he says, seemed "the right thing to do." Ganz recently had knee surgery for a soccer injury so his sports days are temporarily on hold. When Hu received her $500, she remembered how her grandmother worked until she was 80, giving piano lessons, using her savings to help eight grandchildren pay for college. Hu, 29, was moved after hearing an impassioned speech by Lucy, an accomplished Mexican-born Dreamer in her class, who spoke of how she and others want to attend college but don't qualify for financial aid because of their status. [...] he slowed down to conduct a careful search for a place to help the unemployed and those trying to boost their skills to earn more money. Dill, a 36-year-old supervisor at a suburban Chicago assembly plant, eventually settled on the Jane Addams Resource Corporation. The nonprofit helps low-income people with worker training, financial coaching and other services so they can be self-sufficient. Dill's wife, Erika, is using her $500 to help needy families at their daughters' public school buy winter clothes for their kids.
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By SHARON COHEN, AP National Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
Sun, 11/23/2014 - 11:45pm
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