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Good deed creates miracle for local ice cream vendor

(CHICAGO) Fidencio Sanchez of Chicago has been selling frozen treats from a paleta cart to help pay bills. Now he’s looking forward to those days being over.

A fundraising page set up for the 89-year-old man has brought in more than $250,000 in just four days.

Joel Cervantes Macias launched the GoFundMe page for Sanchez with the goal of raising $3,000. The Chicago Tribune reports that more than 11,000 people have donated.

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