People like to imagine the amazing ways they would spend their winnings if they ever won the lottery or came into some unexpected money, but when this single mother of three won $200 from a scratch-off ticket, she knew immediately how she would spend it.
After finding out that she had a winning ticket, Sofia Lorena noticed a homeless man standing in the -8-degree weather as she was driving in her town of New Bedford, Mass. “He was holding a homeless sign his hands shook and he was crying as the negative degree wind whipped his face. I rolled down my window and offered to buy him coffee which he was hesitant but grateful to accept,” Lorena wrote in a post to her Facebook.
As Lorena drove Glenn to Dunkin Donuts, she found out that he didn’t know where he’d be sleeping that night. She checked the nearest homeless shelters within 10 miles for availability, but when everything was full, she knew she could use her winnings for a room in an Inn.
“I’ve never seen a grown man cry he began praying and telling me I was an angel. If anyone was an extra warm outfit or warm leftovers and want to donate to him he’s in room 16. I know how grateful he would be,” she wrote.
After her incredibly selfless good deed, Lorena set up a GoFundMe page for Glenn, to help raise money so that he wouldn’t be left out in the cold again this winter. So far, people have donated $17,435 in just three days for Glenn.
Watch the incredible video below to see the selfless way this woman is spending her lottery winnings.
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[Feeautured image credit: Facebook/Sofia Lorena]