Author Archives: Bill Halamandaris

“There is no laughter today. Rob has passed away.” That notice was posted on Rob’s Facebook page yesterday.  It hit me like a ton of bricks. Rob was one of my kids.  When we began The Heart of America Foundation … Continue reading →

Henri Landwirth survived five concentration camps to live the American Dream.  He arrived in the United States with $20 in his pocket and went on to make a fortune in the hotel business.  He established six philanthropic organizations, including Give … Continue reading →

In October 2000, my wife and I were invited to attend a benefit for the international relief organization AmeriCares. Long the largest private relief agency in the world, AmeriCares had just passed a major milestone: the delivery of two billion … Continue reading →

When I was twelve, I came home from the movies and loaded the .30-30.  It was a Winchester lever action rifle – the gun that won the west. There was one like it in every other house in the community … Continue reading →

John Adams has been on my mind. History remembers Adams as our first Vice President and America’s second president. He was on the drafting committee for the Declaration of Independence and argued eloquently for its passage.  After July 4, 1776, … Continue reading →