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She Asked for Birthday Donations Instead of Gifts — Then Gave Them to the Man Who Returned Her Grandma's Wallet

January 6, 2021·Good News Network
She Asked for Birthday Donations Instead of Gifts — Then Gave Them to the Man Who Returned Her Grandma's Wallet

When a homeless man named Sean Curry returned her grandmother's lost wallet in San Rafael, California, 12-year-old Mikayla Gounard decided her birthday money belonged to him.

When Mikayla Gounard's grandmother lost her wallet in San Rafael, California, a homeless man named Sean Curry found it — and returned it.

Mikayla, who was about to turn 12, was so moved by Curry's honesty that she made a decision: instead of birthday gifts, she asked her family and friends to donate money, which she then gave to Sean Curry as a thank-you.

The gesture made news in the San Rafael community and beyond — a story of one honest act inspiring another, passed between a homeless man and a child who believed goodness deserved to be answered with goodness.

Originally reported by Good News Network

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