A Good News Story For Once!

maudeispam · May 23, 2006

Boy, 9, turns in $100 bill he finds at school

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LAKEVIEW, Mich. -- Jared Nadeau knew what he had to do after finding a crinkled $100 bill on the ground at school. He turned in the money.

"I didn't want to just take it and run away with it," the 9-year-old said. "I knew it was somebody's."

The $100 bill belonged to Genean Bolen, 31, of Lakeview. She had lost it while at Lakeview Middle School to watch her daughter play in a band concert, The Daily News of Greenville reported Monday.

After the show, Bolen went to buy gasoline for her car but discovered that the money had fallen out of a pocket.

She quickly drove back to the school, where she learned that Jared had turned in the cash. She gave a $20 reward to the boy, whose grandmother later matched it with another $20.

"I don't think there are a lot of people out there that would do what he did," Bolen said.

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Information from: The Daily News, http://www.thedailynews.cc/

How many kids do you know these days that would do the same thing? I just had to share this story!

Jachut · May 23, 2006

Good for him.

Recently here, someone dropped $10,000 in an envelope on the street and a guy (relatively young, early 20's, so not an age where you'd think honesty was a top priority) handed it in. I'm not sure I could have been so honest, when I think what my family could do with $10,000 but then again, you couldnt enjoy stolen money could you?

His parents have done something right, that's for sure.