Philanthropy
Brimstone has noted on many occasions that he enjoys being able to "give back to the community" by donating his time to various charities. He has been linked to many foundations and has attended events as a celebrity guest to help raise money for each cause. His appearances have included The Arthritis Foundation's annual "Salute Your Staff" Event on April 4, 2008 alongside Mick Foley, Missy Hyatt, and Bud Harrelson among others, and for the Parkinsons Foundation "Play 4 Parkinsons" event on April 22, 2008 alongside Matthew Perry, Mýa, and Ricki Lake.
Brimstone has signed on as a celebrity spokesperson for RADD.org and has begun taping public service announcements to be used in the attempt to thwart driving under the influence.
On May 18, 2008 Brimstone was a special guest at Dee Snider's 6th Annual Bikers for Babies event which benefits the March of Dimes foundation.
On September 14, 2008, Brimstone made an appearance at the inaugural Wrestler's Rescue event held in Piscataway, New Jersey. Brimstone explained in an interview that the organization is dedicated to helping the quality of life of aging pro wrestlers who are out of the business now and may find themselves falling on hard times. Wrestler's Rescue was orchestrated by Dawn Marie in order to create awareness and to help raise money to support the health care needs of retired professional wrestlers. Other notable celebrities who showed their support for the charity included Torrie Wilson, Mick Foley, and Bumblefoot among many others.
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Famous quotes containing the word philanthropy:
“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)
“... 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)
“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)