Saturday, September 01, 2007
Lottery winner spreads fortune to others - Whittier Daily News
When Virginia Andujo - now of Pico Rivera - won the Mega Millions jackpot nearly two years ago, it changed her life.
Andujo, 57, now is trying to change the lives of others with her $50 million windfall.
She's going to give about $11,000 to St. Hilary Catholic Church for a new shrine for cancer victims.
And Friday, she gave a check for nearly $600 to Jesus Lopez, 16, of Whittier to allow him to buy a letterman's jacket.
"My thing is to help people as the Lord helped me," Andujo said. "I like helping people. That's the type of person I am. If somebody asks me for something, I will help them."
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But when she won the lottery, she and her husband, Victor, were both out of work, about to be evicted from their Montebello apartment and relying on food banks in order to eat.
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Andujo said she is giving the money to St. Hilary because the church helped her out during tough times.
Two years before winning the lottery in December 2005, five family members died over the course of a month.
Andujo and her late husband, Victor, were so poor they didn't have enough money for funerals.
"I came to St. Hilary and the father said, `Don't worry about the money."'
Andujo said her ultimate goal is to open a women's shelter.
When Virginia Andujo - now of Pico Rivera - won the Mega Millions jackpot nearly two years ago, it changed her life.
Andujo, 57, now is trying to change the lives of others with her $50 million windfall.
She's going to give about $11,000 to St. Hilary Catholic Church for a new shrine for cancer victims.
And Friday, she gave a check for nearly $600 to Jesus Lopez, 16, of Whittier to allow him to buy a letterman's jacket.
"My thing is to help people as the Lord helped me," Andujo said. "I like helping people. That's the type of person I am. If somebody asks me for something, I will help them."
...
But when she won the lottery, she and her husband, Victor, were both out of work, about to be evicted from their Montebello apartment and relying on food banks in order to eat.
...
Andujo said she is giving the money to St. Hilary because the church helped her out during tough times.
Two years before winning the lottery in December 2005, five family members died over the course of a month.
Andujo and her late husband, Victor, were so poor they didn't have enough money for funerals.
"I came to St. Hilary and the father said, `Don't worry about the money."'
Andujo said her ultimate goal is to open a women's shelter.
Labels: compassionate people, karma
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