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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 2268959" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p>Here's a story that shows how some are willing to suffer to get an education.</p><p><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/16/tent-dwelling-homeless-teen-bike-six-hours-college/" target="_blank">Police Pay for Motel for Homeless Teen Who Biked Six Hours to College</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Police responded to a call during the weekend about a tent pitched outside Gordon State College in Barnesville, Georgia. When they arrived on the scene, the officers found 19-year-old Fred Barley, who had a heartwarming story to tell.</strong></span></p><p>Barley is majoring in biology and was on campus to register for classes for his second semester. He told the cops that he rode his younger brother's bicycle from Conyers, Georgia, six hours away.</p><p>All he had with him were two duffle bags with all his stuff , two gallons of water and a box of cereal.</p><p>When he arrived at the college, he learned that it would not open to late August.</p><p></p><p>Stirred by the teenager’s story, the officers brought Barley to a nearby motel and paid for a room for him for two nights.</p><p></p><p>“I could tell he was a good kid, who had been dealt a bad hand,” officer Dicky Carreker <a href="http://www.barnesville.com/archives/9407-Fred-saga-A-small-town-with-a-big-heart.html" target="_blank">told</a> the <em>Herald-Gazette</em>.</p><p></p><p>Barley did not know it, but that night marked the beginning of a string of good fortune that was headed his way.</p><p></p><p>Officer Carreker’s wife learned of the teen’s predicament and posted his story on a community Facebook page. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/casey.coxblaney" target="_blank">Casey Blaney</a>, the owner of the motel where Barley was staying, paid for the teen’s room until Monday when the college agreed to allow him to move into the dorms early.</p><p></p><p>Along with a new job at a local pizza restaurant as a dish washer, Barley was showered with gifts, a new bicycle, clothes, and school supplies–all from complete strangers, who heard his story and were moved to give.</p><p></p><p>Blaney also launched a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/successforfred/" target="_blank">Success for Fred Facebook page</a> and a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/successforfred" target="_blank">GoFundMe page</a>, which quickly raised more than $80,000.</p><p></p><p>In a Facebook Live video, Blaney updated everyone who gave to Barley and said that she took him to set up a trust fund.</p><p></p><p>Yet nothing was heard from BLM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 2268959, member: 12952"] Here's a story that shows how some are willing to suffer to get an education. [URL='http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/16/tent-dwelling-homeless-teen-bike-six-hours-college/']Police Pay for Motel for Homeless Teen Who Biked Six Hours to College[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]Police responded to a call during the weekend about a tent pitched outside Gordon State College in Barnesville, Georgia. When they arrived on the scene, the officers found 19-year-old Fred Barley, who had a heartwarming story to tell.[/B][/SIZE] Barley is majoring in biology and was on campus to register for classes for his second semester. He told the cops that he rode his younger brother's bicycle from Conyers, Georgia, six hours away. All he had with him were two duffle bags with all his stuff , two gallons of water and a box of cereal. When he arrived at the college, he learned that it would not open to late August. Stirred by the teenager’s story, the officers brought Barley to a nearby motel and paid for a room for him for two nights. “I could tell he was a good kid, who had been dealt a bad hand,” officer Dicky Carreker [URL='http://www.barnesville.com/archives/9407-Fred-saga-A-small-town-with-a-big-heart.html']told[/URL] the [I]Herald-Gazette[/I]. Barley did not know it, but that night marked the beginning of a string of good fortune that was headed his way. Officer Carreker’s wife learned of the teen’s predicament and posted his story on a community Facebook page. [URL='https://www.facebook.com/casey.coxblaney']Casey Blaney[/URL], the owner of the motel where Barley was staying, paid for the teen’s room until Monday when the college agreed to allow him to move into the dorms early. Along with a new job at a local pizza restaurant as a dish washer, Barley was showered with gifts, a new bicycle, clothes, and school supplies–all from complete strangers, who heard his story and were moved to give. Blaney also launched a [URL='https://www.facebook.com/groups/successforfred/']Success for Fred Facebook page[/URL] and a [URL='https://www.gofundme.com/successforfred']GoFundMe page[/URL], which quickly raised more than $80,000. In a Facebook Live video, Blaney updated everyone who gave to Barley and said that she took him to set up a trust fund. Yet nothing was heard from BLM. [/QUOTE]
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