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May 11, 2007

"You and I possess within ourselves, at every moment of our lives, under all circumstances, the power to transform the quality of our lives." --Werner Erhard

A Prisoner's Last Request

53-year-old Philip Workman's final request before his execution in Nashville, Tennessee touched thousands of people. He requested that his final meal be a vegetarian pizza donated to any homeless person located near Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. When Prison officials refused, saying that they do not donate to charities, a deeply moved public joined hands to fulfill the request. Homeless shelters across Nashville were inundated with donated pizzas all Wednesday. Cliff Tredway, and employee from one of the shelters, said it's more than pizzas that helped them. "It's the story of a guy whose execution translated into a generous act," he said. "It's people donating to other people they don't know. "It's about a group of people who society often writes off getting a pizza party today."