MAYBE, JUST MAYBE THERE MIGHT STILL BE HOPE FOR
HUMANITY. THE STORY BELOW IS TRULY UNBELIEVABLE, HEARTWARMING AND INSPIRING.
Last Saturday, a homeless man
living in Boston found a backpack with more than $40,000 in cash and traveler
checks in it. In one of those reminders that humanity is pretty great the
homeless man Glen James, brought the backpack to the police, who then returned
it to its owner. While alone might have cause for restoring your faith in
humanity the next part of the story is even better.
Ethan Whittington, a
27-year-old marketing firm employee, heard about James’ good deed online and thought
that he deserved a little more than a pat on the back from the police for being
a Good Samaritan. The Alabama native, who has no connection to James and has
never been to Boston, started a fundraiser on GoFundMe.com with the goal of
raising $50,000 for the man. Since he started the fundraiser yesterday, he has already
raised more than $72,000
“I just found James story to be inspiring “Whittington
told Reuters “we’re so inundated with negative news all the time. James gives
hope to people and lets them know not all things in the world are bad”
Nearly 3,000 people have
donated money to the campaign so far, with the average donation being around
$25. Whittington is still working out the details on how to give the money to James
and to best ensure that it impacts his life in a positive way. At this point,
according Whittington’s statement on the GoFundMe site, people have offered to
donate clothes, food, and computers. An unnamed “major organisation “ has also
come forward with the possibility of employing James ,an undisclosed donation,
and offering guidance for the rest of the fundraising campaign.
Whittington told the Boston Globe
that he spoke to James for the first time over the phone yesterday. Whittington
said James sounded happy but was worried about the publicity around receiving
so much money.
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