Good deeds CAN get you paid…
Boston Resident Rewards Homeless Man Who Returned $42,000 Backpack With $50,000 Fundraiser
Via NYDailyNews
A homeless Boston man who found $40,000 in a backpack has been hailed a hero — after he turned it all over to police.
Glen James, who’s lived on the streets for eight years, said he didn’t consider keeping the haul for even a second after unearthing it at South Bay Mall on Saturday night.
“Even if I were desperate for money, I would not have kept even a penny,” the Good Samaritan told a news conference Monday.
Proving that honesty is often the best policy, he’s now the subject of a $50,000 fundraising campaign — with residents already donating $6,000 cash in a bid to improve his situation.
James, who became homeless after losing his job as a Boston municipal court clerk in 2005, has also seen an upturn in the amount of street donations he receives.
“It’s just nice to have some money in one’s pocket so that as a homeless man I don’t feel absolutely broke all the time,” he told Boston Magazine.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward David honored James at the press call.
He gave him a special citation and thanked him for “an extraordinary show of character and honesty.”
That “show of character and honesty” led to this…
Impressed resident Ethan Whittington started the crowd-sourcing fundraising campaign on GoFundMe.com to thank James for “doing the right thing.”
“I thought what he did was very honorable,” he said.
Hopefully Ethan reaches his $50,000 goal mark and Mr. James can change his life.
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