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Man Gives Away Money on Street Corner to Celebrate Birthday

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Man Gives Away Money on Street Corner to Celebrate Birthday
The cardboard sign he was holding made him look like a beggar, until you look close enough to read it: I HAVE a HOME, I HAVE a JOB, COULD YOU USE an EXTRA $5.00?

The cardboard sign he was holding made him look like a beggar, until you look close enough to read it: I HAVE a HOME, I HAVE a JOB, COULD YOU USE an EXTRA $5.00?

Bob Blackley celebrated his birthday by giving away $750 to strangers on the corner of Peters Creek and Silas Creek parkway in Winston-Salemg. This is the second year Blackley has given money on the street for his birthday.

(READ the story from the Winston-Salem Journal)

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