Philanthropy becomes a career for some volunteers: 11/ 29/ 2005

Philanthropy becomes a career for some volunteers: 11/ 29/ 2005: "Philanthropy becomes a career for some volunteers
By SUSAN KREIMER, The Dallas Morning News

DALLAS -- The altruistic bug bit Tom Simon Jr. in 1988. While working in retail management, he supported a fund-raiser for muscular dystrophy.
'People would come in and donate a dollar, and they could put their name on a shamrock. We'd put the shamrock up in the store,' said Simon, 44, who lives in Garland, Texas.
Since 1993, he has spent a week every summer volunteering at a muscular dystrophy camp. The experience led him to quit selling residential real estate and start selling home medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers and canes. "