Mr. James started working at Callisburg High School in January after his rent was raised by about $400 per month, and he could not make ends meet.
A GoFundMe for the janitor known as Mr. James has now raised more than $30,000.Donations continue to pour in for a Callisburg High School janitor after students at the school learned that he needed to leave retirement to take the job.for the 80-year-old janitor known to students as Mr. James has now raised more than $160,000 in a week since it was posted.
Three students heard their new janitor's story and decided to start the fundraising campaign with the title ‘Students talk about GoFundMe for 80-year-old retiree who took job as a janitor to make ends meet "When we told him, he was kind of like, 'dang, that's alright!'," said Callisburg senior Marti Yousko, who had the idea to start the campaign.
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