A kind guy spent 30 years shining shoes in order to amass almost $200,000 for hospitalized children.
Albert Lexie was a pleasant man with an interesting pastime. Every week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, he spent his leisure time shining shoes at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He would then contribute his gratuities to pay for the medical bills of youngsters who needed treatment but whose families couldn’t afford it.
He charged only $3 per shine, but over the course of 30 years, he was able to donate more than nearly $200,000 to sick children who were uninsured or underinsured. This allowed countless youngsters to obtain much-needed medical care.
Albert began taking the bus to the children’s hospital in Monessen, Pennsylvania, in 1982, to shine shoes for donations. The bus travel is slightly more than two hours each way, but Albert was unconcerned, and he would leave his residence at 5:50 a.m. to be at the hospital during their busy hours.
Albert made less than $10,000 per year from cleaning shoes and donated his tips to the Free Care Fund, which assists impoverished children with medical expenses.
