A tweet that changed his life

Strangers have raised over £5,000 (AED24,586) for a homeless man after a Twitter post went viral. 

Harry Beardsley, from Reading, bumped into John in the street.

After playing a bit of pool and having a chat, Harry shared a post to his account, asking people if they had any work going for him.

He wrote, “Met a homeless lad today called John. Decided to take him for lunch and some pool. He’s 28, has done kitchen work and bar work before. Based in Reading. If anyone has any work going please DM me. Would love to help him out. Please RT to get some coverage.”

And in the space of a few hours, people came together and managed to raise £5,600 (AED27,536) for John, enough to pay for six months rents, some new clothes and a haircut.

As well as that, numerous people got in touch to see if he wanted a job.

One guy offered John a trial shift working for a scaffolding firm in Woodley, a local gym gifted him a three-month membership and a life coach offered him some sessions to help with any advice he might need.

And a man who runs a commercial cleaning company has asked to speak to John about possible opportunities.

Thanking people for their support, Harry wrote, “ABSOLUTELY OVERWHELMED WITH THS SUPPORT! We have stopped donations as we now have enough for a deposit, six months rent and some money to get him sorted. He has a job offer as well! We are going to see some places later today. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped.”

And in a video posted by Harry, John said, “Thank you everyone for helping me, I’m going to get some rent in a place and a job and in 2022 I wish everyone love. I hope you have a great 2022, and the rest of your life. Thank you so much.”

Source: Agencies