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I am still in tears (happy) about this story. Didn't see it posted anywhere so I wanted to share this wonderful story. We needed a story like this right now.
This man is an inspiration to me and so are all the beautiful people that reached out to help him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dges-21-miles-work-day-wants-Ford-Taurus.html
Flood of donations for Michigan man James Robertson with 21-mile walk to work
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/0...1-mile-walk-to-work-111132.html#ixzz3QjwpQdi1
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This man is an inspiration to me and so are all the beautiful people that reached out to help him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dges-21-miles-work-day-wants-Ford-Taurus.html
More than $230,000 pours into car fund for dedicated factory worker who trudges 21 miles to work every day on foot
Americans touched by images of Robertson battling through the snow on his daily reached for their wallets to help out the dedicated worker, whose intimidating commute never stops him making it in for his $10.55-an-hour wage.
Robertson, who lives 23 miles from his job, and has worked 2pm-10pm shift for the past 12 years, never missing a shift.
As only part of his journey is covered by bus routes, he puts in 21 of the 46-miles round trip on foot.
He walks eight on his way in way in, while on the way home he faces a 13-mile trek, since some services have finished.
However, the punishing, all-weather hikes now look like a thing of the past for Robertson, whose surging total on a <snipped by me TOS> donations page passed $230,000 Tuesday evening.
Flood of donations for Michigan man James Robertson with 21-mile walk to work
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/0...1-mile-walk-to-work-111132.html#ixzz3QjwpQdi1
Follow us: @ABC7News on Twitter | WJLATV on Facebook