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Man Finds $21K in Bonds, Gets $100 Reward
By Associated Press
July 22, 2006
DETROIT - A homeless man searching for returnable bottles
in a trash bin found 31 U.S. savings bonds worth nearly
$21,000 in a bag of clothes.
Charles Moore, 59, took the bonds to a 24-hour walk-in
homeless shelter, where a staffer tracked down the family of
the man whose name was on the bonds.
"They belong to him," Moore told The Detroit News. "I did the
right thing."
Ernest Lehto's family had given away many of his clothes
shortly after his death in 2004.
How the bonds ended up in the trash bin is a mystery, but
Lehto's family left Moore a $100 reward.
"What a good Samaritan," said Neil Lehto, who picked up the
bonds Friday that had belonged to his late father.
By Associated Press
July 22, 2006
DETROIT - A homeless man searching for returnable bottles
in a trash bin found 31 U.S. savings bonds worth nearly
$21,000 in a bag of clothes.
Charles Moore, 59, took the bonds to a 24-hour walk-in
homeless shelter, where a staffer tracked down the family of
the man whose name was on the bonds.
"They belong to him," Moore told The Detroit News. "I did the
right thing."
Ernest Lehto's family had given away many of his clothes
shortly after his death in 2004.
How the bonds ended up in the trash bin is a mystery, but
Lehto's family left Moore a $100 reward.
"What a good Samaritan," said Neil Lehto, who picked up the
bonds Friday that had belonged to his late father.
Winning lottery ticket helps reopen homeless shelter -
Fayetteville, NC - July 20, 2006
Fayetteville, NC - July 20, 2006
Unassuming pharmacist leaves $1 million for homeless -
Canadian Jewish News - July 6, 2006
Canadian Jewish News - July 6, 2006
Homeless Man Returns Wallet With $900
By Associated Press
Mon Apr 17, 3:35 PM
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A homeless man searching through
garbage bins for recyclable cans found a missing wallet and
had it returned to its owner.
Kim Bogue, who works as a janitor in the city's government
buildings, realized that her wallet was missing last week and
doubted she'd ever get back the $900 and credit cards
inside, she said.
"I prayed that night and asked God to help me," said Bogue,
who was saving the money for a trip to her native Thailand.
Days later, a homeless man found the wallet wrapped in a
plastic bag in a trash bin, where Bogue had accidentally
thrown it away with her lunch. He gave it to Sherry Wesley,
who works in a nearby building.
"He came to me with the wad of money and said, 'This
probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you
return it,'" Wesley said.
Workers at a nearby relief kitchen said the man, who didn't
want to be identified, insists on paying for his food.
"He has a very good heart," said Bogue, who gave the man a
$100 reward. "If someone else found it, the money would be
gone."
By Associated Press
Mon Apr 17, 3:35 PM
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A homeless man searching through
garbage bins for recyclable cans found a missing wallet and
had it returned to its owner.
Kim Bogue, who works as a janitor in the city's government
buildings, realized that her wallet was missing last week and
doubted she'd ever get back the $900 and credit cards
inside, she said.
"I prayed that night and asked God to help me," said Bogue,
who was saving the money for a trip to her native Thailand.
Days later, a homeless man found the wallet wrapped in a
plastic bag in a trash bin, where Bogue had accidentally
thrown it away with her lunch. He gave it to Sherry Wesley,
who works in a nearby building.
"He came to me with the wad of money and said, 'This
probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you
return it,'" Wesley said.
Workers at a nearby relief kitchen said the man, who didn't
want to be identified, insists on paying for his food.
"He has a very good heart," said Bogue, who gave the man a
$100 reward. "If someone else found it, the money would be
gone."
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updated july 24, 2006
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