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james4.jpg?resize=1200,630 - Students Set Up A GoFundMe Page For 80-Year-Old School Janitor Who Needs To Continue Working To Pay His Rent

Students Set Up A GoFundMe Page For 80-Year-Old School Janitor Who Needs To Continue Working To Pay His Rent

An 80-year-old school janitor can finally retire after a GoFundMe page created for him has raised more than $160,000.

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Greyson Thurman, a student at the school where Mr. James works, compiled videos of the hardworking man pushing a cart full of cleaning equipment.

The heartbreaking videos show him struggling to walk while trying to push the cart along the hallway.

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Thurman urged people to make donations, hoping that he could raise enough so Mr. James could finally retire.

“Go fund me is in the bio!” he captioned the 13-second video. “My classmates and I hate seeing Mr. James here, no one his age should have to be cleaning our messes up to continue to live.”

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The GoFundMe page read: “Hey guys I’m having a fundraiser for our janitor who is struggling to pay his rent. He had to leave retirement to continue to pay his rent that was raised. Just a little will change his life!!”

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In just a week, the page raised more than $160,000 from over 4,900 people who want Mr. James to enjoy his retirement.

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One TikTok user wrote: “The future looks brighter because of what you guys are doing!” to which Thurman replied: “We did the easy work, all the great people who donated really helped!!”

Another wrote: “It makes me so sad to see him working everyday.”

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A third added: “Bless you all for helping him out.”

Someone else said: “So sweet. This guy must’ve been around for my family who went to callisburg. Thank you for doing this!”

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Others said they hope Thurman would share the moment they tell Mr. James the happy news.

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“Please please please share when you tell him the beautiful news. God bless you for this,” one person wrote.

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