There’s nothing quite as satisfying as helping other people.
I’ve learned this in a variety of ways over the years. From the grin that was always on my dad’s face when he dropped change or maybe a dollar bill into one of the Salvation Army’s Red Kettles at Christmastime to the joy I have seen on the faces of those granting wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses, evidence of that satisfaction has presented itself to me time and time again.
Earlier this month, I had the chance to do a bit of helping others myself. On Dec. 5, I climbed aboard a city of Wheeling Operations Department bucket truck and was hoisted high above the parking lot at the Ohio Valley Mall. I was there to help attract attention to Operation Toy Lift, a toy drive hosted by the Belmont County Sheriff’s Department, Wheeling Police Department and United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley.