Black Man Who Walks Hours to Work Every Day to Feed His Family Gets Over $ 52k From White Man As Gift
- A black man called Donte Franklin has got lucky and he is now $52,000 richer over a life that saw him walking daily to work
- Prior to his new fortune, the man never missed a day at work despite the fact that he spent hours trekking
- Thanks to Michael Lynn who one day saw him trekking twice, the man's life has changed for good
Trending topics on the go: How we write news at YEN.com.gh
A man, Donte Franklin, who walked many miles to his work every day has got the kind of help he would never have imagined months ago.
It all started when a good Samaritan, Michael Lynn, saw Donte walking one day and asked why he was doing so. He revealed that he walks over 8 miles to and from work to be able to put food on his family’s table, GoalCast reports.
Source: UGC
Trekking over 16 miles daily
Walking the miles to Buffalo Wild Wings where he works takes him more than two and half hours. No matter how hard his shift was, he repeated the same arduous trek back home.
He said:
“I really don’t care if it gets tiring. I just have to keep pushing. I walk just to make my family proud.”
Speaking to Fox News, he said he has not missed a single shift at all since he started working. On the day Michael met Donte, he had seen him twice walking.
Watch his interview below:
Blessing overload
When he realized the family did not even have money for food, he gave him $20. Touched by his condition, Michael set a GoFundMe account for him with a goal of $2000.
Many givers turned up and gave more than $52,000. Michael said he hopes what he has done inspires other people to always help those in need.
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see YEN.com.gh News on your News Feed!
In another heartwarming story, a man in the US recently restored humanity in people after stopping whatever he was doing to help a boy fix his broken bicycle.
The good samaritan braved the rain and helped the boy fix his broken bike.
The Black man, whose name is yet to be identified was captured on camera fixing a white boy's bike in rain.
Enjoy reading our stories? Join YEN.com.gh's Telegram channel!
Download YEN's news app on Google Play now and stay up-to-date with all major Ghana news
Source: YEN.com.gh
Ebenezer Agbey Quist (HOD Human-Interest) Ebenezer Agbey Quist is the Head of the Human Interest Desk at YEN.com.gh. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST (2017) with 8 years of experience as a writer and 3 years as an editor. He has certificates in AFP courses on digital investigation techniques. At YEN.com.gh, Ebenezer has won the Outstanding Achievement for Professional Conduct Award and the Best Human Interest Editor Award. He is also the author of 3 books. You can contact him via ebenezer.quist@yen.com.gh.
Aba Afful (Copyeditor) Maame Aba serves as a copy editor at YEN.com.gh. She naturally enjoys working with words and has an eye for quality content. She has a keen interest in cyberspace and wants to see YEN.com.gh produce more impactful, thought-provoking, and error-free content. Aba has five years of experience as a content writer, blogger, author, and proofreader. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2017. She joined the team in 2021.
