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| Bristol Uni students raise £1,500 to send cleaner on holiday | Bristol Uni students raise £1,500 to send cleaner on holiday |
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| A cleaner at the University of Bristol has been gifted £1,500 after students crowdfunded the money to send him to Jamaica. | A cleaner at the University of Bristol has been gifted £1,500 after students crowdfunded the money to send him to Jamaica. |
| The money was raised to fund a week's trip for Herman Gordon and his wife to visit family. | The money was raised to fund a week's trip for Herman Gordon and his wife to visit family. |
| "He is the epitome of happiness," the JustGiving page where over 230 supporters donated money says. | "He is the epitome of happiness," the JustGiving page where over 230 supporters donated money says. |
| A video of Herman being surprised with the money was later shared online and shows him breaking down in tears. | A video of Herman being surprised with the money was later shared online and shows him breaking down in tears. |
| The gift was accompanied by a note addressed from "Bristol Students", which thanked Herman for his "positive energy" over the years. | The gift was accompanied by a note addressed from "Bristol Students", which thanked Herman for his "positive energy" over the years. |
| "You have brightened many of our days and we want you to know that we love and appreciate you." | "You have brightened many of our days and we want you to know that we love and appreciate you." |
| Herman has worked at Bristol University as part of the cleaning staff for 12 years. | |
| In terms of the positivity that so many students praise him for, Herman told Newsbeat it's important to keep away "negative vibes". | In terms of the positivity that so many students praise him for, Herman told Newsbeat it's important to keep away "negative vibes". |
| "I know that these students are studying. You don't want any negative vibes around them. | "I know that these students are studying. You don't want any negative vibes around them. |
| "They speak good things to me, I speak good things to them, and I bless them all." | "They speak good things to me, I speak good things to them, and I bless them all." |
| According to an admin from the Bristruths Facebook page (an anonymous "truth" page for Bristol University), the idea for Herman's trip came from a Facebook post. | According to an admin from the Bristruths Facebook page (an anonymous "truth" page for Bristol University), the idea for Herman's trip came from a Facebook post. |
| "It all started with this post on the 19th May," they told Newsbeat. | "It all started with this post on the 19th May," they told Newsbeat. |
| The initial post called Herman "the jolliest man I have ever met" and said "if you wanna reason to smile, go talk to him for a min or two". | The initial post called Herman "the jolliest man I have ever met" and said "if you wanna reason to smile, go talk to him for a min or two". |
| A day later, Hadi Al-Zubaidi, a 20-year-old medicine student at Bristol, anonymously posted that he was starting a crowdfunding page for him. | A day later, Hadi Al-Zubaidi, a 20-year-old medicine student at Bristol, anonymously posted that he was starting a crowdfunding page for him. |
| Within five days, he'd almost reached his target. | Within five days, he'd almost reached his target. |
| "It just went crazy," Hadi told Newsbeat. "I myself was shocked that he was this famous!" | "It just went crazy," Hadi told Newsbeat. "I myself was shocked that he was this famous!" |
| Hadi has chatted with Herman numerous times, but soon decided "he deserved more than just conversations". | Hadi has chatted with Herman numerous times, but soon decided "he deserved more than just conversations". |
| "He spends the whole time being nice to everybody, it's about time we were nice to him." | "He spends the whole time being nice to everybody, it's about time we were nice to him." |
| Herman said that he was overcome with emotion when he received the money from the students. | Herman said that he was overcome with emotion when he received the money from the students. |
| He'd never mentioned anything about wanting to go away, so receiving the money was "out of the blue". | He'd never mentioned anything about wanting to go away, so receiving the money was "out of the blue". |
| "I don't know if you know that song - 'Many a tear has to fall/But it's all in the game'," he said. | "I don't know if you know that song - 'Many a tear has to fall/But it's all in the game'," he said. |
| "That's what happened. A lot of tears." | "That's what happened. A lot of tears." |
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