Adrian Rodriguez is being commended for his good deed of returning a pocketbook he found in a shopping cart.
The seventeen-year-old went above and beyond by defying instructions to simply hand the store manager the pocketbook. The driver’s license was inside the bag, and he used the address to locate the owner’s home, making the extra effort to deliver the purse there.
Melina Martinez was Eliana Martin’s closest friend and she had recently moved out of her home, but she hadn’t yet updated her address on her driver’s license. Fortunately, Martinez’s aunt came to the door and took the purse from him.
When Martinez got home and learned the story, she took the video from the doorbell security camera and went looking for the boy to thank him.
Rodriguez eventually contacted him to reveal his identity after the video was widely shared. When questioned about why he went the extra mile to return the handbag, he replied that his mother had always told him to do the right thing even when no one was looking.
It can be challenging to uphold morality and character, but that is their essence. As a result, when the family and friends of the kind-hearted teen learned about him, they created a GoFundMe account to raise money as a way of saying “thank you.”.
The fact that the award came to almost $9,000.00 was undoubtedly a blessing in disguise for Rodriguez. The GoFundMe page includes a thank-you message and an update from the closest friends. Adrian and his mother are seen in photos driving the car he purchased with some of the donations.
Just goes to show how beneficial being kind is.
