A Center for Homeless Residents Was Set to Close. Then Rick Steves Stepped in

A Center for Homeless Residents Was Set to Close. Then Rick Steves Stepped in

– provided to the Washington Post by Rick Steves Travel teaches many lessons, and for famous American travel writer Rick Steves, one of those is that “Love thy neighbor” need not depend on proximity. The biblical phrase has been on Steves’ mind of late, following his philanthropic rescue of a community hygiene center where those … Read more

John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television

John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record .5 Million for Public Television

Bob Ross painting Cabin at Sunset – credit, screenshot via John Oliver’s Junk GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio. Inspired by the effort, HBO’s comedy … Read more

Three Bob Ross Paintings Sold for $600,000 at Auction in Fundraiser for Public Television

Three Bob Ross Paintings Sold for 0,000 at Auction in Fundraiser for Public Television

Winter’s Peace by Bob Ross – credit Bonham’s Auctioneers, released Three works from Bob Ross’ classic public television show The Joy of Painting raised over half a million dollars for public television. Having relied for decades on endowment contributions and pledge drives of every tact and description, it was brilliant idea that puts a brilliant man … Read more