Hey Powerball Winner. What Will You Do With That Money?

With that $Billion jackpot coming up, chances are slim the winner will have to share the winnings.

#1: There's a church that will get a 10 to 1 (my $10 to their $1) challenge for 90 days.

#2: A certain middle school will receive a math lab and an endowed position for a math specialist.

#3: Back in the day when people watched TV by the light reflected off their cave walls there was a show called The Millionaire. I'd do that every so often.

Ok, that's enough dreaming.

Hold on to a million and go to every grocery store, truck stop and rest area and gift 10,000 at my discretion to whom I believe needs it the most. Irs cant tax those gifts. Maybe a few private prisons and hospitals would built. Again you have to play to win and im NOT even rushing to by tickets. Once all of it was accounted for go back to pursuing my dream to travel the country and get paid to do so.

I'm right there with you on that idea Robert. Take a look at this website and there's a ton of reading on there that will help with your ideas: https://bestfriends.org/resources/how-start-animal-sanctuary

My idea is to buy a decent sized piece of land for an animal sanctuary. It'll have a "Night drop-off" pen out by the front gate for those people that are too ashamed about give up their friends for one reason or another.

I'll get as many disable vets to come work out there as I can find. I'll have a 5 or 6 man team taking down old barns and reusing the wood to build small cabins that they and other vets can live in while they're there.

I'll build at least one large barn to begin with so the critters have some place to stay dry and warm during the winter or rainy seasons. Lots of acreage with dog runs, pastures for horses, donkees (Great livestock protectors), sheep, goats, etc.. Decent sized Chicken Coop area for fresh eggs. Maybe a couple of dairy cows for fresh milk.

The Pit Bulls will more than likely have their own kennel area until I can determine if they're dog friendly with other dogs..

Absolutely No-Kill.

If someone wants to adopt a pet, the pet will be taken to their house by one of our workers to make sure they have adequate fencing and shelter for the animals.

I'll probably pick up a couple of horse trailers to help out on large rescue projects as well.

That website will give you a lot of ideas on how to raise money and collect donations for food for all the critters. It also talks about how to read what an animal is feeling, as in sad, happy, lonely, that kind of thing.

I've been able to download about 130 books on training and working with dogs and I plan to get involved with some of the organizations that take dogs and teach them to be assistance dogs. A friend of mine wants to do something along these lines but with her horses, allowing disable vets to come out and work with the horses and learn to ride them.. Horses for Heroes is a great organization to learn about that part.

Along with dogs being available, you can also get retired race horses from local horse racing tracks. They put them up for auction and if no one buys them, they load them into the meat trucks. Heck of a way for an animal to be treated that brought so much joy to so many people and is still capable of offering a great ride with a little bit of training.

Sorry to go on and on about this topic but, it's one that's very near and dear to my heart.

My tag line on all my emails says the following:

Saving just one dog won't change the world, But, it will surely change the world for that one dog.

Wife and I want to open a state of the art pit bull rescue facility. Indoor and outdoor play areas for when the weather is bad and I've designed a custom rig that I could use to go pick up vetted pitties from high kill shelters to give them a second chance at a real life.

What if I get 10 tickets?

I heard a math professor talk about the odds of winning on the radio today. He said personally, the chances of winning if he bought a ticket are almost the same as his winning chances if he doesn't buy a ticket!

Gotta say, I'm loving those odds.