Return 3300 dollars, this bum gets changed twice

For some people, finding money in large amounts of people is a windfall. However, not so with a homeless in the United States (U.S.) below.

Finding money whose value is equivalent to tens of millions of dollars, vagrant named Dave Tally was not dark eyes. Instead he returned the money to its owner. Although no strings attached, in good faith that Tally got a reply more than twice the amount of money he found.

The Associated Press on December 10, 2010 said, the homeless from the City of Tempe in the state of Arizona was a while find a bag containing the money of U.S. $ 3,300 or approximately Rp. 29.7 million. Tally has just recovered from his addiction to drugs and alcohol.

He found the bag containing the money bag back from the repair bicycles. Without thinking, Tally instantly gave the bag and its contents into a community servant homeless in Tempe. The 49-year-old man was not taking a dime of the money, whereas money in his pocket has been to fix the bike.

Once traced, turned out to gepokan money in the bag belonged to Bryan Belanger, a student at Arizona State University who lost a bag when going to buy a used car. Together with Stephen Spark, staff waiter homeless community, Tally give the money back to Belanger. Tally story was reported by KTAR radio that immediately became the talk around town.

Top of this honesty, Tally hailed as a hero the homeless because they have to change a bad image. Tempe city council who are touched by his honesty, to create an account for donations throughout the city. Many residents are amazed also provide a check to him whose numbers exceed even the money he found, which is valued at U.S. $ 8,000 (Rp.72 million). Not a few of the residents are also offered him a job for Tally can be independent.

A dentist provides dental care and even provide free dentures to the Tally. A lawyer offering pro-bono services to him to deal with old cases that happened to him. Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman, making the day such as today the discovery of the money Dave Tally.

"I do not think all end up like this. I just think to return the bag and all that is done, "said Tally.

Formerly, Tally is a supervisor at a construction company. He lost his job when in 1999 he was indicted for driving drunk. Hence also he lost his driving license. Tally said he was never addicted to alcohol and drugs.

Tally said he would use the money he received from donations to plan his life. He said he wanted to open a computer training center. He also said he would choose the job offered to him.