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Community compassion |
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Jim Myrick |
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Feb 9, 08 - 11:47 AM |
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myrick52@hotmail.com |
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Community compassion
By Brian Livingston / staff writer
The Meridian Star Meridian, Mississippi
— Compassion is the gift that just keeps on giving.Ruby Bailey is a prime example of someone who has benefitted from such compassion in a community."What has happened to me is a great example of how people can come together and help others," Bailey said Friday morning. "It is just a wonderful thing."Bailey was about to go on the air with "The Morning Outlaws," Todd Sharkey and Angie Denney who are the radio personalities with 97-OKK in Meridian. Her appearance was twofold. One, to receive approximately $560 in cash donated by listeners who wanted to help Bailey and two, to once again thank all of those responsible, including the woman who originally found the money she dropped Tuesday afternoon."I'm just so grateful for everyone and especially Pam," said Bailey.Tuesday afternoon, Bailey was going inside the Wal-Mart store located on Highway 19 North to send money to her daughter, Kelly Bailey-Harris, who lives in Lexington, Ky. The $500 was meant to help pay for treatment Bailey's 9-year old granddaughter, Gabby, is currently receiving after being severely burned in an accident at home. On the way inside, Bailey accidentally dropped the envelope containing the money. By the time she'd realized the money was missing, a lady who has through the whole ordeal given just her first name as Pam, had picked up the envelope from the parking lot. Panic stricken, Bailey tried to find the money her granddaughter desperately needed.Sharkey and Denney picked up the story out of The Meridian Star Wednesday morning and ran with it."We read about Ruby's problem and set out to raise enough money to cover her loses," said Denney Friday morning. "We were just so excited so many people jumped on board so quickly. We were all part of a miracle."Pam heard on the radio program the impromptu fundraiser and was able Thursday to meet Bailey and return all the money. Coupled with the $560 raised by "The Morning Outlaws," Bailey said she'll be able to send it all to her daughter, which in turn will help Gabby with treatments."They have a $43,000 hospital bill so every bit helps," Bailey said. "But this is one of the reasons why I moved back home. The generosity of people here is just so wonderful."But Pam still remains a virtual unknown. When she reluctantly called into the radio program Friday morning she still wanted to maintain her anonymity. "I just knew whoever lost this amount of money must have needed it very badly," Pam said by phone. "I just felt this was the right thing to do."
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