Mystery donor leaves $200,000 in Red Cross bin, and more

Anonymous donor leaves $200,000 in Red Cross bin

A mystery donor left nearly $200,000 in a clothes-recycling bin outside a Red Cross charity shop in Denmark. The cash was neatly divided into 10 envelopes, each closed with two rubber bands, and left in a garbage bag with a note saying, “To the Danish Red Cross, from anonymous. Have collected for 40 years.” Birgit Dam, secretary of the Red Cross branch, was thrilled. “It’s not every day we get that kind of money,” she said. Police, though, have asked the donor to come forward so they can confirm that the money isn’t linked to criminal activities.

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When Carlos Cancel, 41, of the Bronx, N.Y., saw a drunken man fall onto the subway tracks, it was déjà vu all over again. The quick-thinking doorman jumped onto the tracks and lifted the man out to safety—which is exactly what he had done when he witnessed a similar incident in 1992. “It was like a flashback,” Cancel said. “I was thinking to myself, ‘How could this happen to me twice?’” Cancel refuses to admit being a hero, though. “It’s just instinct,” he said. “I couldn’t let this poor guy die. I’m glad I was there to help.”

Janitor sells car to help football team

School janitor Brad Keene proved his devotion to Jordan High’s Beetdiggers football team in Sandy, Utah, when he sold his car, dug into his savings, and spent $6,000 on 20 new top-of-the-line helmets. “When you have a passion for something, you just feel it through your whole body and you want to be a part of it,” Keene said. Keene played football when he was in high school, and said he understands the importance of good head protection. Keene’s gift will “hopefully reduce some chances for concussions,” said the team’s coach, Eric Kjar.