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A Gift of Wheels For the Man Who Walks 20 Miles to Work

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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 A 56-year-old man who's been walking 21 miles a day, five days a week roundtrip to get to work for several years is set to get the lift of a lifetime after hundreds of people donated more than $60,000 in one day to help him get a car, and many more donations continued pouring in as of Monday evening.

A story in Sunday's Detroit Free Press by Bill Laitner about the arduous commute of James Robertson who has a perfect attendance record at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills where he's worked for more than 12 years, sparked the heartwarming movement to get Robertson a car.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/hundreds-donate-more-than-60k-to-help-buy-car-for-detroit-man-james-robertson-who-walks-21-miles-a-day-for-work-133459/

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