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Panhandler Thanks Community After Securing a Job

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11 Jan 2015 40 views
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Panhandler Thanks Community After Securing a Job
No matter this man's back story, we just loved this photo. On Christmas Eve in Worcester, Massachusetts, Thomas Joseph Bennet held a sign on the street thanking all those who helped him in the past.

No matter this man's back story, we just loved this photo

On Christmas Eve in Worcester, Massachusetts, Thomas Joseph Bennett told a reporter "I just want to say, ‘Thank you.'"

A former addict and criminal, he was out on the street holding up a different kind of panhandling sign, and thanking those who've helped him in the past:

"My miracle is you. I got a job. To the people who felt my pain, Thank You! My love and respect to u all."

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