Whenever she sees a need, Rhonda Bentley takes action. Not long after she saw children waiting for the school bus in front of her home without coats or proper shoes, Rhonda organized a clothing bank with the help of her church. Her compassion and concern for the people in Nelsonville does not stop at 5 p.m. when it’s time to go home from her job as director of the Family Information Center. She extends her hand and heart regardless of her own situation, giving extra hours to paint offices, organize activity groups and baseball programs for teens, or clean and iron donated clothing. Rhonda convinced other social service organizations to collaborate to help the needy receive food, clothes and lunches for kids during the summer. Rhonda gives her time and talent to make Nelsonville a better place to live.

If the title caught your eye, please know that I am looking for more people like Rhonda to round out my annual Richest People in America list coming out this month. Who do you know who is Rich like Rhonda? I’ll be featuring people like this each day this week who are rich where it counts. There are some really inspiring stories…so stay tuned.

Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies, associations, and national conventions. He is the founder of the The Worlds Biggest Blog Party an event which will connect bloggers from all over the world to raise money for charity. He is also founder and president of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com