Mikayla Gounard, 12, is repaying an act of kindness her 80-year-old grandma Evelyn Topper gave her. Evelyn discovered she had lost her wallet after picking up an order from Kamson Coffee for her and her granddaughter.
Sean Currey just happened to be rummaging through the trash can behind the coffee shop for food when he found the lost wallet. Despite friends’ suggestions to use credit cards, he ultimately made the decision to find the owner and return it in person.
Sean and Evelyn met in a parking lot close to a mall; Sean is currently living out of his car. Evelyn told her granddaughter about the “Mitzvah” she had just completed and gave him some cash as a token of her appreciation.
Mikayla was also raising money for a good cause as part of her drive-by birthday celebration. Sean would receive the donation, and she and her family agreed on that. With Sean’s permission, a picture was put next to a money bowl to draw attention to the predicament.
After all was said and done, Mikayla was able to get $475. Sean found it touching that someone so young was willing to help, and Mikayla was happy to see him grinning. But people kept asking the family how they could help.
Mikayla and her mother, Vanessa Topper, decided to start a GoFundMe in order to raise money to assist Sean Currey in leaving the streets. He was a handyman, but he had never been without a shelter for as long as he had because of the pandemic.
Since this change, the page has received close to $30k in donations. turning an honorable deed into a second act of compassion. They also want to collaborate with Sean to build permanent housing for the area’s homeless people.
