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| 80-year-old school custodian had to come out of retirement when his rent was raised, then students did something incredible |
| 2023-02-24 |
| [Blaze] Students at a high school in Callisburg, Texas, were upset when they heard that an 80-year-old custodian was forced to come out of retirement in order to afford his rent, so they jumped into action. The Callisburg High School janitor known as Mr. James to the students had his rent raised by $400 and he wasn't able to make ends meet without going back to work. Three students decided to open a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for Mr. James, and they set their goal for $10,000. "Hey guys I’m having a fundraiser for our janitor who is struggling to pay his rent. He had to leave retirement to continue to pay his rent that was raised. Just a little will change his life!!" the description read. After the campaign went viral on Instagram, the students raised more than $30,000 in just two days. Only a week later, the campaign has raised more than $162,000 with more than 5.2k donations. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 My uncle took up the RV lifestyle. I swear I will never live anywhere the toilet is always 2 feet away unless I am sent to prison. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-24 18:44 |
| #7 "Rent is bad, landlords mean! Rent increases are obscene! If all property were portable, Rent would always be affordable!" |
| Posted by: California 2023-02-24 18:30 |
| #6 Beautiful. Considering the general attitude of teens to janitors, bet Mr. James is a good man. Now do the story about the dramatic increase in rent. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-24 10:49 |
| #5 It works here and there. Not a better answer for having no retirement plan than buying lottery tickets. If enough people love you or your situation, you're in. If your situation does not meet woke criterion, you will be shut down. That's why I don't like internet fund raising schemes. Some people who don't deserve a red cent cash in big. That said, I'm not putting this guy in that category. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-24 09:24 |
| #4 ^ Til GoFundMe decides you're too conservative or have badthoughts and cancel the fund |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-02-24 09:06 |
| #3 Seems like gofundme works better than all of these charities out there. |
| Posted by: Chris 2023-02-24 08:29 |
| #2 School janitor in my dormitory was called Moonwinger. He let us smoke in the can. Good guy. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-24 08:05 |
| #1 had his rent raised by $400 ah, the stampede of Calicritters. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-02-24 08:03 |