The Waterfall at Síða, Situated about 10 kilometers to the east of the quaint village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur, IcelandA very good story starting in September 2024 with an update from couple days ago. Yes it’s People Magazine but they do occasionally have something to pass along:
Heartwarming Video of Woman Giving $1,300 to Struggling Veteran Goes Viral, Leading to $450K in Donations
“I hope that this can inspire someone to maybe do something nice for someone who may need it,” pawnshop employee Jenelle Marie tells PEOPLE
Excerpt:
Pawnshop worker Jenelle Marie initially helped raise $1,300 for Donald, a veteran who had been pawning his wife’s jewelry amid a rent increase
She later posted a viral video of him accepting the money — which drove even more donations on his behalf
“It’s just really beautiful,” Jenelle tells PEOPLE about the outpouring of support for Donald
A New Hampshire woman’s viral TikTok video led to a massive outpouring of support and nearly $450,000 in donations for a struggling 91-year-old customer and military veteran.
Jenelle Marie, an employee of U.S. Gold & Pawn in Manchester, N.H., says she created a GoFundMe campaign this summer for the customer, named Donald, after noticing that he had been coming into the shop for about a year to sell his wife’s jewelry.
“I don’t usually pry and ask my customers what they need the money for,” Jenelle, who asked not to use her full name because of her line of work, tells PEOPLE. “But I just thought he [Donald] was a special customer. So I asked, ‘Is everything okay? I don’t understand. Why do you need this much money?’ “
Donald told her that his wife has health issues “and my landlord had to raise my rent.”
enelle describes Donald as a former Air Force pilot who has been married to his wife for more than 60 years.
“He said that he has no kids, no family and no friends left,” she says. “He said he’s outlived all of them. So it’s just him and his wife.”
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It appears this recent message was posted 10 days ago:
https://www.tiktok.com/@jenellemarie0212/video/7460956342509980958
There are good people and this is one that should be shared in our crazy times.
The Waterfall at Síða, Situated about 10 kilometers to the east of the quaint village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur, IcelandPost 6399 Beautiful story! 💖
Thank you so much for posting that. Made me cry — and donate.