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LAMGAJ28
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
Posting for those that it might be blocked.......
Homeless Man Reaps Rewards for Honest Effort
DETROIT (July 25) - A homeless man who returned $21,000 worth of saving bonds he found in a trash bin is finding out how much honesty can pay off.
Charles Moore, 59, had been searching for returnable bottles last week when he came across the 31 U.S. savings bonds. He turned them in to a homeless shelter, where a staff member tracked down the family of the man who had owned them.
For his good deed, the bond owner's son gave Moore $100, but residents around Michigan and in other states decided his action merited a more generous reward.
So far, Moore has received over $4,000.
One man sent him eight trash bags full of returnable bottles and a bowl of coins. Three others gave a combined $2,500, and two businessmen from Troy donated $1,200, a shopping spree and a lead on a job.
"I was thankful for it," said Moore, who had lost his roofing job in Ohio and moved back to Michigan but couldn't find work.
Moore said he plans to use the money to find an apartment.
David C. Smith, of Albuquerque, N.M., gave Moore $1,000. Smith said he and his fiancee wouldn't have thought twice about what to do if the bonds had belonged to them.
"We would have given him the whole amount, period," Smith said. "No questions asked."
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MrsPorkChop
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
$100 - what a cheap f*ck
he deserves at least 10% - i probably would have given him $2500
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LAMGAJ28
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
Posted by preshy7
$100 - what a cheap f*ck
I also thought they were pretty cheap with their reward considering the amount of $$$ of the bonds.....
ETA>>>And considering this person is homeless too and can use all the help he needs....
Message edited 7/26/2006 12:16:55 PM.
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janet
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
that is awesome that he returned it but horrible what the family gave him it is time like that you wish he would have kept it
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| Posted 7/26/06 12:17 PM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
Posted by preshy7
$100 - what a cheap f*ck
he deserves at least 10% - i probably would have given him $2500
I thought the same thing. If I "lost" $21,000 and someone returned I would be sooooo thankful. Especially someone who needed the money and was honest enough to return it.
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Lisa
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
what a great story!
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| Posted 7/26/06 12:21 PM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
Posted by preshy7
$100 - what a cheap f*ck
he deserves at least 10% - i probably would have given him $2500
I totally agree
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| Posted 7/26/06 12:21 PM |
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SoinLove
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
Posted by preshy7
$100 - what a cheap f*ck
he deserves at least 10% - i probably would have given him $2500
I agree! Thank goodness for the people of the town giving him more!
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| Posted 7/26/06 12:25 PM |
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jilmadison
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
Posted by preshy7
$100 - what a cheap f*ck
he deserves at least 10% - i probably would have given him $2500
seriously!!!
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| Posted 7/26/06 12:29 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Not sure if anyone posted this....
Posted by danielleandscott
Posted by preshy7
$100 - what a cheap f*ck
he deserves at least 10% - i probably would have given him $2500
I thought the same thing. If I "lost" $21,000 and someone returned I would be sooooo thankful. Especially someone who needed the money and was honest enough to return it.
Ditto, but the good thing is the people around him agreed and acted on it, so he got his due reward
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