KarunaNews Story

Before walking across the commencement stage, 2,000 undergraduate students of the University of Massachusetts Boston learned they'd be getting two envelopes containing $1,000. Billionaire communications CEO Robert Hale provided the envelopes -- one with a $500 gift for each student and the other with $500 for the students to gift a person or organization. Addie McElreath, 27, whose grandparents travelled from Maine to see her receive her bachelor's degree in English, felt Hale introduced a new generation to the societal importance of "giving as much as you can." Hale hopes that when students feel the joy of giving, it will "become a trait that carries on for the rest of their lives."