Lottery couple give majority of winnings away
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November 6, 2010, Saturday
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A Canadian couple who won US$10.9 million in the lottery have given the majority of it away.
Allen and Violet Large said on Thursday they won their fortune in a Lotto draw in July and decided to donate 98 percent of it, some US$10.6 million, saving the rest for a rainy day.
"We were quite happy with what we had and the way we were going," said Allen Large, a 75-year-old retired welder. "We have no plans. We're not travelers. We're not night-prowlers. We're not bar-hoppers."
After taking care of their family, the Larges donated the bulk of the prize to churches, fire departments, cemeteries and the Red Cross in Lower Truro, as well as hospitals where Violet, who has cancer, has undergone treatment.
Large said he and his wife decided a week before they picked up their winnings to give most of it away.
He said they had worked for 30 years in Ontario and saved every year before retiring and returning home to Nova Scotia.
"We weren't millionaires before, but we had enough to keep us going in our retirement years," said Allen Large.
Word of the couple's generosity has generated a wealth of attention from the media both in Canada and abroad.
"We're not used to all this attention," Large said from the couple's modest home in Lower Truro. "We're just plain, old country folks."
Allen and Violet Large said on Thursday they won their fortune in a Lotto draw in July and decided to donate 98 percent of it, some US$10.6 million, saving the rest for a rainy day.
"We were quite happy with what we had and the way we were going," said Allen Large, a 75-year-old retired welder. "We have no plans. We're not travelers. We're not night-prowlers. We're not bar-hoppers."
After taking care of their family, the Larges donated the bulk of the prize to churches, fire departments, cemeteries and the Red Cross in Lower Truro, as well as hospitals where Violet, who has cancer, has undergone treatment.
Large said he and his wife decided a week before they picked up their winnings to give most of it away.
He said they had worked for 30 years in Ontario and saved every year before retiring and returning home to Nova Scotia.
"We weren't millionaires before, but we had enough to keep us going in our retirement years," said Allen Large.
Word of the couple's generosity has generated a wealth of attention from the media both in Canada and abroad.
"We're not used to all this attention," Large said from the couple's modest home in Lower Truro. "We're just plain, old country folks."
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