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The Power of Ambition: Homeless Valedictorian to Attend FSU
MSN News ^ | June 5 2014 | By Rehema Ellis

Posted on 06/04/2014 10:07:54 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister

Griffin Furlong is a Florida teenager who knows something about heartaches and joy.

The 18-year-old is homeless, but he graduated at the top of his class from Florida Coast High School in Jacksonville.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida; highschool; homeless; orphan
Amazing, completely amazing.
1 posted on 06/04/2014 10:07:54 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister
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To: CorporateStepsister

May God continue to bless that amazing young man!


2 posted on 06/04/2014 10:17:39 PM PDT by Waryone
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To: CorporateStepsister

IF anybody hears of a way to donate to this remarkable young man, please post the information here on FreeRepublic.com. When I have some money ahead, I’d like to kick in a few bucks myself!


3 posted on 06/04/2014 10:49:05 PM PDT by pbmaltzman
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The 18-year-old is homeless, but he graduated at the top of his class from Florida Coast High School in Jacksonville.

He was only able to do it because of White Privilege!

/S

4 posted on 06/04/2014 10:59:24 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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Almost sounds like a sequel to the Will Smith movie The Pursuit of Happyness
5 posted on 06/05/2014 1:28:28 AM PDT by fso301
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To: CorporateStepsister

What an amazing young man.


6 posted on 06/05/2014 1:56:37 AM PDT by gattaca (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Ecclesiastes10:2)
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This story should be put on every social media there is to show that IF you want to succeed, you can. In particular, this needs to be circulated in the inter cites and ghettos everywhere as there is certainly a great need in those places. If you want to change you r life, you can but forget about asking for someone else to do it for you. Its up to YOU!


7 posted on 06/05/2014 6:48:49 AM PDT by DaveA37
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Good for him. I’m originally from Jax. My two sisters and I all got a great education at FSU. So will he.


8 posted on 06/05/2014 9:08:31 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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Now to make certain his success continues, friends set up a an online fundraising account on gofundme.com. As of Wednesday evening it had generated more than $69,000 to help Furlong pay for college expenses.


9 posted on 06/05/2014 12:43:01 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Name your illness, do a Google & YouTube search with "hydrogen peroxide". Do it and be surprised.)
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