And THIS is Why I Loooove Tyler Perry!

I don't care if you love or hate Tyler Perry's movies/TV shows/plays. Whenever I read an interview with this man, it just seems like he deserves all the good that comes hisway. It encourages me to see someone who recognizes how blessed he is.

Why do I say this? Well, I subscribed to his e-mail list. Every so often he'll send out an update, or an encouraging message, and today what he sent just blew me away.

You know the 65 black and Hispanic kids in the Phillly summer camp who were kicked out of a pool in the suburbs? Yes, you do know about the Valley Swim Club saying they "didn't have enough room" and telling the kids not to come back...after the white ppl started pulling their kids out of the pool and making racist comments....maybe you were so busy with the MJ news that you missed it...well, in any case, TP couldn't believe what happened to these kids. He heard that later on the Swim Club did a 180 and tried to invite the kids back, but Tyler was like nevermind, I got this. These are his exact words:

Again, it broke my heart and I wanted to do something, and I feel like you
all would want to do something, too.That's why I'm telling you this. Since you
all have put me in the position to be able to do something I feel like by me
doing this we are all doing it together. So what I did was on Aug 1st thru 3rd
I'm sending these kids to Disney World, and then to a Disney water park. I want
them to know that for every act of evil that a few people will throw at you,
there are millions more who will do something kind for them. This is all about
the kids. So, thank you for letting me do this. Thank you so much. And do
me a favor please. When you see these kids coming through the airport, (I'ms ure
you won't be able to miss them. I imagine they are going to be superexcited)
when you see them in the park and in the hotel, let's show them a whole lot of
love and respect. Show them that they are just as good as anyone else. And
show them that they can do or be anything they want tobe no matter what any one
says!