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A 21-year-old hoped to raise $500 for an 80-year-old cinema cleaner in Tennessee. Strangers gave $146,000

In September, 21-year-old Tennessee college student Will Roskopf set up a GoFundMe to raise $500 for an 80-year-old man who cleans the seats at his local cinema. After the man's story spread online, more than 10,000 strangers donated, pushing the total past $146,000. The cinema cleaner has not publicly commented on the windfall.

Source: A 21-year-old hoped to raise $500 for an 80-year-old cinema cleaner in Tennessee. Strangers gave $146,000 — r/UpliftingNews

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