Losing your wallet is always a stressful situation. Depending on what's in it, you may just lose some cash or you might end up spending the next few days cancelling credit cards and setting up plans in case of identity theft.
Sometimes, you're lucky and whoever finds it will try to return it, but often, you never see it again.
In order to survive, he often has to resort to picking through dumpsters for discarded food or supplies, but one day in December, he found a wallet. It was a small, handmade one containing a stack of plastic cards.
He could have just left it, but instead he decided to find the owner.
He gave the number a call and reached a very happy Evelyn Topper. The 80-year-old grandma had stopped at a coffee shop and returned home to find the wallet gone. When the store said they didn't have it and it wasn't in the car, she assumed it gone for good.
The store security footage showed her place the wallet in the pocket of her vest, but she'd forgotten to zip the pocket back up.
But when she excitedly shared the news with her family, Evelyn's granddaughter Mikayla wanted to do more.
For her upcoming 12th birthday parade, she decided that in lieu of gifts, she would ask for donations.
His current situation is the longest he's ever gone without proper shelter. A handyman by trade, he's struggled here and there for the last five years, but a bout of pneumonia that required hospitalization followed by the pandemic left him living in his car.
He even admitted a brief moment of considering using the credit cards he found out of desperation before he decided to do the right thing.
After learning more about Sean's situation and hearing that people still wanted to donate, Mikayla and her mom, Vanessa started a GoFundMe campaign.
The goal is set for $50,000, which they explain will first go towards food and shelter for Sean while he's on the waiting list for a Marin County housing voucher.
The funds raised beyond what is needed for Sean's shelter will be used to partner with him to build some tiny houses for the local homeless community, using his design and construction skills.
It's amazing what a simple act of kindness can start!
If you'd like to help Mikayla reach her goal, you can donate to the GoFundMe here.
