Author: Ryan Morris / Source: Good News Network
While some towns rally around high school athletic teams, this community has found common ground in their care and appreciation for a homeless man named Steve Arnold.
Enamored by his kind ways, the people of Blue Springs, Missouri have been regularly offering gifts and services to Arnold.
Although the 66-year-old veteran never asks for anything, out of principle and personal conviction, he has accepted their kindness and appreciates their willingness to help. Most recently, the local residents gifted Arnold a new sleeping bed, a cot, a new tent, socks, and food. Some made kind offers to do his laundry and give him car rides or a place to shower.The origin of the community’s fascination with Steve is somewhat of a mystery, even to the residents themselves. But the town’s Facebook page, Blue Springs Community Awareness, primarily became a place to talk about Arnold, what he is up to, and how he is faring.
Sella Minker, a manager of the Woods Chapel QuikTrip where Steve is often seen, told the Kansas Morning Star: “The Facebook…
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