A kindhearted electrician from Massachusetts has rallied his community to help an elderly lady repair her crumbling home for absolutely free.
As CBS News reported, John Kinney was fixing 72-year-old Gloria Scott's lights when he realized her home needed many more serious repairs. But when he learned she didn't have the funds for those renovations herself, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
But even after he'd left, the electrician was unable to stop thinking about all the serious issues the elderly woman was dealing with.
As he told CBS, "I think I seen her on a Friday and it stuck with me over the weekend and I said, 'I got to go back there.'"
However, he knew he wasn't the only person she needed to get her home back in order. So he put out a call to rally as many local contractors as possible.
Now that he had the help, he just needed some money for materials. So Kinney started a fundraiser on Facebook he titled, "Nice old lady needs help".
In the span of a month, Kinney and his crew of volunteers from all over Woburn have installed all new electrical, plumbing, walls, windows, and ceilings. Even the outside of the house is getting a much-needed face lift, with a brand new porch and a new lawn in the backyard.
Any community members who want to help but aren't exactly handy have been providing the volunteers with plenty of food to keep them working hard.
"Look at these people," she gushed to CBS. "I mean, I can't even comprehend the gratitude that I have."
Kinney added that he was equally moved by everyone's efforts, and admitted that he hopes one day to have different chapters of "Gloria's Gladiators" all around the country, working to help out seniors in situations similar to Scott's.
h/t: CBS News
