FOREWORD - Alice Hayes, Pres. U San Diego (ret)

Genrozt: a gracious act that creates a joyful ache every time it is remembered

OPENING by Dr. Alice Hayes, President, University of San Diego (ret)

A city becomes a community when it can offer such amenities as a library, a school, a park, a church, an art museum. a hospital and perhaps a parade or two. Although some of these may have been built with tax revenues, most of these assets are provided to the community as gifts - some from the wealth of great philanthropists, others from the profits of a local corporation.

This book tells other stories, though, stories about people who changed lives in very quiet, unpretentious ways ...

There is nothing ordinary about the ordinary people in these tales. The author, Stephen Kahnert, has captured that with surprisingly rounded views of his subjects, presenting them with the warmth of personal friendship.


CLOSING

This is a book that will provide valuable insights for those seeking to understand the motivations and methods of those who contribute to their causes. I expect this book will be found on the desks of fundraisers and public relations offices, college presidents and their many volunteer leaders ...

But I suspect GENROZT will have an even wider audience, those of us who want to understand better the human heart and the influence of personal commitments on the growth of communities ...