Humble shoe-shine donates $200,000 to help sick children

Albert Lexie never made much money as a shoe-shine - but that didn’t stop him donating more than $200,000 in tips to help a children’s hospital.

Humble shoe-shine donates $200,000 to help sick children

Albert Lexie never made much money as a shoe-shine - but that didn’t stop him donating more than $200,000 in tips to help a children’s hospital.

When Lexie began working at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in the early 80s, he earned $5 a time for shining shoes, with most customers tipping him a dollar each time.

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