Source: Sunny Skyz
A teacher in Chicago was on a flight to Florida to visit her parents last week when something truly amazing happened.
Kimber Bermudez says she was chatting with the passenger next to her about her job and was asked what her greatest challenge is when it comes to teaching.
“I was honest with him,” she recalled.
“I told him that working at a low income school can be heartbreaking.”By the time she got off the plane, Bermudez was in tears and holding over $500 in cash from complete strangers.
Bermudez shared the story on her Facebook page:
“I write this in awe of my day yesterday. I was sitting next to a kind man on my Southwest flight 1050. He asked me what I did for a living, and anyone who knows me knows that I am a talker. I began telling him how much I love my job. Teaching is my passion. When he asked me the greatest challenge that I face I was honest with him. I told him that working at a low income school can be heartbreaking. We talked about the world and how no child should ever do without. In 2018 kids should never be hungry or in need of anything. He asked for my work contact information and told me that his company likes to donate items, time, etc for schools such as mine. I was not intending for him to say that, and then gave him my school email. Then something amazing happened…
The man behind me tapped my shoulder. I turned around…
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