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California man raises $27G for substitute teacher who lost job, was living in car due to coronavirus
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A California 77-year-old, who lost his job as a substitute teacher due to the coronavirus pandemic and has been living out of his car for almost a year, received a massive check at a surprise birthday party Thursday after an encounter with a former student.
"I decided the school situation has changed completely and I believed that a job of a substitute was over," he told Fox 11 Los Angeles. "I managed to do all of the paperwork, all of the arrangements to get my pension. I got my check, but that check didn't last long because I had debts already." But former student Steven Nava ran into him last week and decided he wanted to find a way to help. Tomorrow is the big day! Full video on my twitter! #foryoupage #fyp #thankyou #viral #QuickerPickerRapper #california #fontana #inlandempire Nava on Twitter wrote that he’d seen a familiar-looking man living out of his car in a parking lot near his house.More Related News