This Gofundme (goal $5000, currently raised over $16000) is understandable. People are hungry to provide direct charity to someone both deserving and in need. When that person is put before them we respond generously.
It crushes our spirit to be taken in by scammers begging for food money (but we later see stocking up in the liquor department), charities whose top management earn astronomical salaries or are shown to waste great amounts of funds, religious leaders who live in extreme grandiosity courtesy of donations by people barely scraping, and even the charities that we already support sending an endless stream of mail or emails begging for more. Heaven forbid they get your phone number...
So some young man, working as a security guard at a supermarket, simply because he's a nice, honest guy, bikes 3 miles to return a woman's wallet. She's touched and reaches out to her Facebook gang to try to raise enough money for the family to get a car a cut above a hoop-dee. I say, good for her, good for him, and good for those who donated. Why the heck not?
From the article:
"There were a few times in my life where people did a few things that made a really big impact," Gaudet told CNN.
"He deserves it you know," Gaudet said of Townsend. "He's been working hard for a long time. He's a good guy. He deserves a break."
When Towsend learned of the fundraiser, he said he was amazed. He's been commuting on his bike for the past five years. Having a car would be like winning the Super Bowl, he said.
"It means a lot," said Townsend "It's not only about having better transportation. I can do more stuff for my family now. That's the bigger part of the picture."
Townsend said he thanks the Marino family for their kindness, although he still believes he did not do much. He said he only did what he believed was right.
