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February 8, 2008
Honesty Pays Off, Again
Regular readers of The Chronicle may remember the story, a year ago, of a struggling university student in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who found a stack of $20 bills beside an ATM in the student union at Saint Mary’s University.
The pile, worth 10 grand, had been left behind accidentally by the security company filling the machine. The student, Jaime Hawkins, turned it in and received a $500 reward from the company, as well as lots of mail, including letters with money rewarding him for his honesty. A promise from an anonymous donor to pay off his student loan didn’t materialize.
But there’s been another twist in the story, as The Daily News, of Halifax, reports.
Mr. Hawkins has received an Arthur award, worth nearly $17,000, for his honesty.
The Arthurs were set up by the radio host Stuart McLean, of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to reward ordinary citizens for doing good turns. Mr. McLean collects pocket change from audiences when he takes his show on the road.
Mr. Hawkins says he’s invested the money wisely and will use it to pay down his $45,000 loan. —Karen Birchard
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We need more stories like this from the higer ed community to help us remember that there is also good news to share. and uplift.
— RCC Feb 8, 03:56 PM #
I love it! Great story! It’s so nice to hear that good people get rewarded in more ways than just in the spiritual realm.
— rc Feb 8, 04:48 PM #
As a University Trustee and donor, it is stories like this that makes the heart soar and makes me even more committed to supporting higher education. His university and his parents deserve accolades as well for producing this type of student/alumus.
— Wayne Feb 8, 11:10 PM #