A VERY TOUCHING STORY!!! Homeless man offers student his last £3 to get home, repaid with fund raising campaign — December 17, 2014 After a homeless man offered a student his last £3 so she could pay for a taxi to get home, a 22- year old student decided to repay him by fund raising. Dominique Harrison- Bentzen, student of the University of Central Lancashire lost her bank card after a night out party last Dec. 4. “I suddenly realized that I had no money and a homeless man approached me with his only change of £3,” she said. “He insisted I took it to pay for a taxi to make sure I got home safe, “she added. At first, she refused to take the money but she was later touched by the man’s kind gesture. Further, Miss Dominique revealed she ended up posting a status on Facebook to try and find him the next day. And she found out that she was not the only person he has helped. She identified the Good Samaritan as ‘Robbie’. In addition, Preston declared the man has been homeless for 7 months and could not get a job because he has no address. “It took me four nights of driving round Preston to find him and I was beginning to lose hope that I would see him again, to thank him personally for his kindness. Luckily I had my mum and her car to help me, “she added. “If people can sponsor me £3- as Robbie attempted to give me his only £3- in the hope of collecting enough to get Robbie a flat deposit so that he can be safe and warm,” she announced. Many responded and even Ian Brown from the Stone Roses has tweeted about the event. Miss Dominique decided to repay him by spending 24 hours for a fund raising. “And I simply can’t just give the money, I have to go through the right channels so I will be spending 24 hours through the day and night as homeless person to understand the difficulties they face each day, ” Dominique cited. Meanwhile, she has already reached her target of raising £12, 500 or $25, 000 for the man.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 07:33:38 +0000
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