Women Raised $320,000 For Homeless Man Who Gave His last 20$ To Help Her

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Kate McClure, 27, ran out of gas when she was heading to Philadelphia to visit a friend. She didn't know what to do when she pulled over on the deserted highway just before midnight. "My heart was beating out of my chest,"she said.

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It was then the homeless man, Johnny S Bobbitt Jr. a Marine Corps veteran and a former firefighter approached her car. He went to fetch the fuel and told her to stay in the car and lock the doors. Bobbitt Jr. went to buy fuel for her car using his last 20$.

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McClure didn't have any money to repay him that night, she promised she would return to pay him. McClure returned to the roadway where Johnny lives several times with her boyfriend. She repaid him for the gas, gave him a jacket, gloves, a hat, and warm socks, and few dollars every time she sees him.

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One day, she gave him few things in a bag which was a box of cereal bars so he could have something that he could carry around and eat. Another time she dropped off 2 Wawa gift cards and a case of water. Now, Kate McClure created a GoFundMe page wanting to repay him for his kindness.

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She wrote on GoFundMe page,"I wish that I could do more for this selfless man, who went out of his way just to help me that day. He is such a great guy and talking to him each time I see him makes me want to help him more and more."

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She added, "Please help this man get into a home. It is already getting so cold out in Philadelphia, and I can’t imagine what it will be like to be out there all winter. Any little bit will help."

She is raising money to get an apartment for Bobbitt and paying for necessities like food, clothing, cellphone, and a vehicle.

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As of Friday morning, McClure has raised more than $320,000. More than 10,500 people donated to the online fundraising effort for Johnny Bobbitt Jr, far more than her $10,000 goal. Many of the donors chipped in with $10 or $20.

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In a video, McClure posted to YouTube on November 16th, she shared the news with Johnny, who had no idea she was raising money for him. Bobbitt appeared astonished by donations that had then reached $769.

“Yall did all that! That’s awesome!” he exclaimed. “Damn, Y'all did all that. That is awesome … People talk about Philly … I have honestly met more good people than bad, I really have. Like Y'all! I mean, that is amazing."

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A local New Jersey paper picked up the story and donations began pouring in. McClure's boyfriend told CNN, “ I think it was the perfect storm. We wanted to make sure he was safe and go from there. I remember when we got our first donation, we were like, ‘Holy crap.’”

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McClure said Johnny has “more than a few ideas of where this money can go.”

“He is fully aware of the worldwide interest in this over the last few days,” she wrote. “It will be his decision and his decision only on what organizations and or private parties he decides to help!!”