Dr. Ignatius Piazza may not be the first person you would have run to for help supporting your charitable endeavor, but he stands ready to help. Rarely in an age of increasing individualism and personal isolationism is it that a successful businessman adopts a systematic to, in the words of Dr. Ignatius Piazza, "help those who help others." And yet, that is exactly what Dr. Ignatius Piazza has done.

Dr. Ignatius Piazza runs a large firearms training resort in the Nevada desert. The Front Sight Firearms Training Institute is a roughly 45 minute drive from the Las Vegas strip. Dr. Ignatius Piazza, a former chiropractor who opened the institute in 1996, has trained tens of thousands of people to correctly and safely operate firearms. The institute offers training courses in handguns, rifles, shotguns and submachine guns. The institute also offers training in martial arts and other forms of self-defense. Dr. Ignatius Piazza is himself a certified combat master in four different firearms, making him more than qualified to offer training courses. Dr. Ignatius Piazza is also the creator of a reality show airing on Versus (VS) network entitled "Front Sight Challenge". Piazza hired a producer and director himself and sold the completed product to Versus network after three months of filming. The show places 40 law enforcement officers in competition against 40 citizens aged 15 to 65. The competitions on the show are designed to test the contestant's skills with a variety of firearms, including handguns, rifles, shotguns and submachine guns.

This combat master, firearms trainer and reality television producer would seem to be an unlikely candidate to be bitten by the philanthropy bug. Despite that, Dr. Ignatius Piazza displays proudly on his site that he has donated over 5 million dollars in cash and benefits to various charities. As soon as you log on to this site, you are greeted by an encouraging letter from Dr. Ignatius Piazza himself. He says that, "As [Front Sight Firearms Training Institute] grew in strength and size each year, our ability to support other organizations that create a positive difference in the world grew as well. We are now in a position to assist any organization that promotes or defends the freedoms enjoyed in our great country or any organization that works diligently to improve the lives of all men, women, and children. If yours is such an organization, please contact us as we stand ready to help those who help others." As he says in his opening address to the user logging onto his site, Dr. Ignatius Piazza is prepared to help any charity which is helping others. He extends an open invitation to any charity which, "has a website and a proven track record of helping others," and he promises to, "personally respond to your request within one week."

So if you have a charitable organization and need a little help achieving your humanitarian goal, send Dr. Ignatius Piazza an email and maybe you, too, can use Dr. Ignatius Piazza's fulfillment of the American dream to help others.