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It all started when fourteen-year old Hannah Salwen hada "eureka" moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhoodat the precise second a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, shesaid "You know, Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that manthere could have a meal."
Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of usin the classic American dream--providing a good life for theirchildren, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part butnot really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks bythis glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to act on herurge to do something. As a family, they made the extraordinarydecision to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house halfits size, and give half of the sale price to a worthycharity.
Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of usin the classic American dream--providing a good life for theirchildren, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part butnot really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks bythis glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to act on herurge to do something. As a family, they made the extraordinarydecision to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house halfits size, and give half of the sale price to a worthycharity.