The Responsibility Project

Stories

There’s plenty to say about what it means to be responsible and to do the right thing. Here you can read and comment on some of the stories visitors to the site have shared and contribute a story of your own.

1. Posted on October 21, 2008 by Margaret Bartolomeo Comments (3)

   The Right Thing To Do

   My son and his Dad were coming back to New Jersey from Florida last year via Route 195 somewhere near Washington DC.  They saw a car overturned on the median of the highway with smoke coming out of it.  They must have been seconds away… Read Full Story »

2. Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dorothy Gardiner Comments (0)

   Passing the Sympathy Torch

   When I lived in northern California where I am originally from, every morning before dropping off my oldest son at daycare, I would stop at La Petite Boulangerie (a coffee and sandwich establishment) to buy my son a croissant, and for myself a sandwich for… Read Full Story »

3. Posted on October 21, 2008 by Jeff Groscop Comments (1)

   Snow Bound in Colorado

   I was on my way home from a hunting trip in Colorado. We ran into a blizzard just west of Denver and the Highway Eastbound was closed. My friend and I were forced to spend the rest of the day in a truck stop. While… Read Full Story »

4. Posted on October 21, 2008 by Ryan Comments (1)

   Neighborly Neighbor

   On my way in, late one Thursday night, I noticed that one of the cars in my parking garage had a flat tire.  Furthermore, I realized that the car belonged to my neighbor across the hall.  I knocked on her door and offered to help. … Read Full Story »

5. Posted on October 21, 2008 by Jerome Joseph Paich Comments (0)

   Out of Gas

   It is the month of January, Chicago, Illinois, time around 5:30 pm, snow storm, on my way home, driving West on the Stevenson expressway. As I approached the Central Avenue exit I saw a man walking away from his car carrying a one gallon can.… Read Full Story »

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