Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Words Fail to describe THIS...Check it out YOURSELF.

A man who walks 21 miles daily to work has had kind people raising over £100,000 for him to buy a car. 56 year old, James Robertson, has walked the better part of a marathon daily to get to work. He works at a factory . His Honda Accord broke down about ten years ago. This Detroit man, has a perfect attendance record at his engineering factory, and embarks on his herculean daily hike in rain, snow or sun.


James Robertson - Detroit
Earning just £7 an hour, James can't afford to buy a car instead he decided to walk.He was brought to public attention over the weekend in the Detroit Free Press, and kind-hearted readers started a fundraising campaign - and have already smashed the original target of £3,300.

You will find the page on GoFundMe. It has raked in over£102,000 ($154,000) in donations by Tuesday morning. His story has really inspired thousands of people. Kevin LeMelle, a contributor remarked, "Thank you for inspiring me and hopefully tons of other people to persevere in the face of adversity. You are a true American hero."