He found a lot of money in a shopping centre. Although he was homeless, he handed it in to the police.

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Glen James didn’t expect to get a reward for what he did. He thought he was just doing the right thing. But because of his honesty, this poor, homeless man from Boston now has enough money to live comfortably.

Last February, James, who has been homeless for five years, was in a shopping centre when he noticed a bag on the floor. Nobody was near it. He picked it up and looked inside.

He couldn’t believe his eyes. There was $42,000 in cash and traveller’s cheques in the bag. James didn’t think for one moment of keeping the money. He left the shopping centre and stopped a police car that was passing, and handed the bag to them. The bag also contained passports and tickets and the police soon found the owner of the bag, a Chinese student who was visiting Boston.

When Ethan Whittington, a manager at an advertising agency, heard the story on the news, he decided to help James. He wanted to make life better for him.

Twenty-six-year-old Whittington set up a website where people could donate money to James. He hoped to raise 50,000 but soon there was over100,000.

James is surprised and delighted at receiving the money. ‘I was only doing the right thing,’ he says. ‘Now I’ll have enough money to open a bank account!