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Teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up after protest rewarded with car, college scholarship
June 6, 2020
Teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up after protest rewarded with car, college scholarship
Courtesy: Matt Block
CNN
(CNN) — When Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw the damage from protests in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, he grabbed a broom, bought some trash bags and started cleaning the streets by himself.
He started at 2 a.m. on Monday and did not stop cleaning for the next 10 hours. When an organized group of neighbors arrived later that morning to start clearing the damage, they found that Gwynn had already done most of the work.
Gwynn is an 18-year-old high school senior. He told CNN that he saw on the local news that Bailey Avenue in Buffalo was covered in glass and garbage, and he knew people needed to use that street to get to work in the morning.
When word spread of how Gwynn single-handedly took action, his community responded.
Matt Block saw Gwynn’s story on the news and decided to give him his prized 2004 red Mustang convertible. Block, 27, told CNN the car is one he wanted since he was a child, but these days he is only using it occasionally. He saw Gwynn ask for some car buying advice on Facebook, and Matt decided to offer up his sports car.
It turns out that gift has more meaning than Block ever imagined. Gwynn’s mother, who passed away in 2018, also drove a red Mustang. When he realized the coincidence, Gwynn says that he was so shocked he “didn’t have any words,” and Block says it gave him “goose bumps.”
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In all of the devastation that we are suffering right now and for the foreseeable future, it's lovely to read a story like this.
Thank you babylonsister! This is why I love DU!
I have long been able to get angry at people who complain that the kids today can't hold a candle to them. Well, I remember when the older generation said exactly the same about us.
The truth is, some young people are great, some not so great. That is always the case. This young man saw what was needed and did it. He deserves what he is getting.
