Homeless guy finds backpack with more than $40,000.00 inside and returns it

[tay]

Bostonian who found a backpack with more than $40,000 in cash and checks inside and returned it without taking a single penny.


Boston homeless man glad to turn in lost money - WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.

Man raises $50k for homeless man who turned in backpack with $40k in it to police


After hearing the story of Boston resident Glen James' extraordinary honesty, an Alabama native stepped up as well, giving the situation a two-fold reason to restore faith in humanity.

Ethan Whittington took action and is now making headlines of his own. A friend had recently told him about a website for crowd-funding, and he decided to set up an account.


Whittington started a page on the website GoFundMe.com, thinking he could raise $300 or $400 for James. "I was going to send it to the P.O. box that it listed on the article I read," Whittington explained.

The outpouring of support was explosive. Within 24 hours, more than 2,000 strangers had donated more than $55,000 to the cause. Within 48 hours, the number of donors stood at more than 3,500 and they'd given nearly $90,000!


AL native's fundraiser for homeless Bostonian nears $90K mark - WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL.

 

[Sons of Liberty]

Awesome, just awesome.

 

[tay]

It's really nice to see this Whittington fellow step up to help a stranger.

We need more Whittingtons............

 

[SLM]

I think this story has been posted once or twice already, same with that story about the kid working at Dairy Queen standing up for the blind customer who was robbed. I don't bring this up just to say "oh, this is already posted" but instead because it makes me wonder if it was because we're all kind of craving something light-hearted, something more positive? There seems to be a certain streak of real animosity and negativity weaving it's way through many of the threads lately, much more than usual I think. But maybe that's just me.

And yes, this gentleman is a stand up individual.