Simon Cowell: Nice Guy
 Tuesday, March 18th, 2008  By Esmerelda

Okay, so nice isn't the first word you think of when Simon Cowell is mentioned. But we may have to rethink our opinions. Simon recently wrote a personal check in the amount of $162,000 to Randy and Amy Stoen. Their daughter has a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Madelaine is three years old.

Amy and Randy travel 100 miles round trip daily for her chemo treatments. Medical bills and missed work is causing a huge burden on the family. When Simon heard about it he wanted to help out so, he paid off their mortgage.

Simon says he was inspired by Oprah's Big Give.

You may not have enough money to pay off someone's mortgage but you have time and resources to help others who are less fortunate. If you can't donate to a charity of your choice then perhaps you can spend time with a nursing home resident, volunteer for a literacy program or do work for Habitat for Humanity. While money is nice, time can be equally valuable.

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