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Robertson was forced to begin making the daily trek to the factory where he moulds parts after his car stopped working ten years ago and bus service was cut back.

Community rallies for Detroit man who walks 34 km every day

"...now I know that prayer works.”

The world wanted to help after hearing the story of James Robertson, a man with no choice but to walk 34 km to and from work every day.

The Globe and Mail reports, Robertson was forced to begin making the daily trek to the factory where he moulds parts after his car stopped working ten years ago and bus service was cut back. Despite the setbacks he’s had perfect attendance for more than 12 years.

“I set our attendance standard by this man,” says Todd Wilson, plant manager at Schain Mold & Engineering. “I say, if this man can get here, walking all those miles through snow and rain, well I’ll tell you, I have people in Pontiac 10 minutes away and they say they can’t get here — bull!””
Evan Leedy, a 19-year-old student at Wayne State University, read the story and started a GoFundMe site with the goal of raising $5,000. So far he has raised more than $350,000.

Not only that, but a local dealership gave Robertson a 2015 Ford Taurus.

“All the years I’ve been walking, I’ve been thinking I had to make a way, get some transportation,” Robertson told the Free Press. “And now I know that prayer works.”

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