Bea Arthur leaves $300K to gay youth
By Breeanna Hare, CNN
October 30, 2009 9:29 a.m. EDT
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(CNN) -- "Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur's generosity lives on.
The actress, who died in April, included a $300,000 donation to New York's Ali Forney Center, an organization supporting homeless LGBT youth, in her will, leaving center Executive Director Carl Siciliano overwhelmed by her kindness.
Siciliano said he knew of Arthur's plan to include the center in her will, but never knew the amount.
He had been struggling to keep the doors of the shelter open. The organization assists more than 1,000 people each year, providing shelter for those who had to leave home "for being who they are," Siciliano said.
Look very closely and hard folks... Very rare. Someone actually is doing something that is seemingly out of compassion... O_O