84-year-old deluged with help after a $3,000 water bill

While bored at working, waiting for the day to end and my weekend to begin, I was surfing the web reading stories and I came across this one that I wanted to share with my readers:

84-year-old deluged with help after a $3,000 water bill

APPLETON, Wis. - An 84-year-old man hit with a $3,000 quarterly water bill for leaky pipes won't have to pay a dime, thanks to the generosity of others.

A drive to help Norman Beckman raised $4,027 in one week. Organizers stopped accepting the contributions that were still coming in. The donations ranged from $5 to $500.

Bryan Kassube, who started the drive, said he was floored that they reached the goal in just one week.

The bill was for the period from January 1 to March 31.

At the time, Beckman was not able to live in his home and, in his absence, water pipes froze, causing three leaks that sent 44,700 cubic feet of water through the meter.

No damage to the house was reported.

Kassube said he was mailing a cheque for $3,006 to the city water utility to cover the bill, plus interest on the unpaid balance.
The rest goes to Beckman, who plans to give it to the Salvation Army.

Beckman said he felt humbled by the response to his problem.
"It tells me there are many ways we can be proud of this community," he said

I felt that it was a great story, It's a great feeling to know that there are still good people out there willing to help out others in there time of need....

I also thought of a little challenge for my readers:

There are 20 days remaining until Christmas, Let's all try to do at least 1 good thing for someone else each day until Christmas... Come back here and post your story as a reply to this posting... YOU CAN DO IT!!!