A Random Act of Kindness Worth $100K

by Dominic Mapstone · 2009-08-09 17:59:00 UTC
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Scanning through recent homeless news I was thinking same old stories... then this little gem leapt off the page at me.

A homeless New Yorker recently died and left $100,000 to her employer and another $100,000 to a University.

 "A man apparently unaware of her background and her advanced age (92) offered her a business proposition: She would help him avoid getting parking tickets in Manhattan, and he would give her food and a bed.

She moved his car in Manhattan from one place to another, and he gave her a room to sleep in and a hot meal once a day.

The couple had been amused when the woman informed them that because of their generosity she would leave them all of her property when she passed away. They figured she had no money.

But after the woman died, the couple received a phone call from a lawyer who informed them they were the beneficiaries of $100,000." [Full Article]

So why didn't she just rent a room of her own in the first place? Maybe it was the connectedness I was talking about that she was attracted to.

What are your thoughts?

If you are currently or formerly homeless you are invited to join the Homeless Forum. And if you want to leave $100,000 for me in your will - go for it. 

 

 

 

Dominic Mapstone is the director of Rebeccas Community, an Australian non-profit, and admin at the International Homeless Forum.
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