Post by jag11 on Aug 10, 2007 17:55:24 GMT -5
August 21, 2007 CBS Soaps In Depth
There's a reason fans often see Kate Linder (Esther) at almost every charity event: The actress believes firmly in giving back! "I've been so blessed with these opportunities to help people; I can't imagine not giving back. It would be criminal not to do so," she says. For Linder, the spirit of giving can mean helping raise money or simply spending time with someone. "This one woman wrote me and said that her sister was really ill, and she wanted me to write back for her sister's birthday," she recalls. "I'm like, 'Oh, the letter is never going to get to her on time!' So I called information and luckily the woman was listed, so I called her and said, 'Hi, this is Esther!' I didn't think she'd know who I was, but she did, and we talked for a while. Her sister wrote to me after and said that she got so much better after that phone call." Sadly, the woman eventually passed away, but Linder says that the incident touched her heart. "I've never forgotten that."
Touched By An Angel
There's a reason fans often see Kate Linder (Esther) at almost every charity event: The actress believes firmly in giving back! "I've been so blessed with these opportunities to help people; I can't imagine not giving back. It would be criminal not to do so," she says. For Linder, the spirit of giving can mean helping raise money or simply spending time with someone. "This one woman wrote me and said that her sister was really ill, and she wanted me to write back for her sister's birthday," she recalls. "I'm like, 'Oh, the letter is never going to get to her on time!' So I called information and luckily the woman was listed, so I called her and said, 'Hi, this is Esther!' I didn't think she'd know who I was, but she did, and we talked for a while. Her sister wrote to me after and said that she got so much better after that phone call." Sadly, the woman eventually passed away, but Linder says that the incident touched her heart. "I've never forgotten that."