Philanthropy
Dr. Saxe is well known for his philanthropy in the North Texas area. His mother left him $500,000 upon her death which he promptly gave away to charitable organizations. One story even has him giving his truck to an orphanage after delivering toys and hearing that their truck was broken down. He has regularly funded the lights in downtown Arlington, Texas as well as paid for efforts to keep traffic flowing in the area for light viewing. Several landmarks throughout Arlington, Texas are named after Dr. Saxe in honor of his generous giving. These include: Allan Saxe Park, The Allan Saxe Dental Clinic, The Allan Saxe Field, and the Allan Saxe Parkway.
Dr. Saxe also has several grants, loans, and charities that bear his name. The Allan Saxe NT Green Loan is a loan offered to students of the University of North Texas for unexpected expenses outside of tuition, fees, and books. The Allan Saxe Disabled Student Scholarship is a scholarship for disabled students at the University of Texas at Arlington who excel academically. Additionally, UNT lists The Ruth Brock and Allan Saxe Scholarship in Library Science as an available scholarship for students. Also, Dr. Saxe donated $100,000 to have a 50 foot tall sculpture erected between the football stadium and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
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Famous quotes containing the word philanthropy:
“I shall not be forward to think him mistaken in his method who quickest succeeds to liberate the slave. I speak for the slave when I say that I prefer the philanthropy of Captain Brown to that philanthropy which neither shoots me nor liberates me.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“... the hey-day of a woman’s life is on the shady side of fifty, when the vital forces heretofore expended in other ways are garnered in the brain, when their thoughts and sentiments flow out in broader channels, when philanthropy takes the place of family selfishness, and when from the depths of poverty and suffering the wail of humanity grows as pathetic to their ears as once was the cry of their own children.”
—Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902)
“Almost every man we meet requires some civility,—requires to be humored; he has some fame, some talent, some whim of religion or philanthropy in his head that is not to be questioned, and which spoils all conversation with him. But a friend is a sane man who exercises not my ingenuity, but me.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)