無家可歸又飢餓的青少年，為了到大學註冊而露宿校園的故事，啟發了喬治亞州一個小城市的居民。
19歲的Fred Barley週末被警方發現，他在巴內斯維（Barnesville）的高登大學（Gordon College）校園內露宿。
但員警沒有開罰單給這名生物系學生，而是聽了他驚人的故事。
這個大膽的青少年說他借了弟弟的單車，然後騎6小時到學校註冊。
Fred帶著所有財物，在喬治亞州的炎炎夏日中，騎了超過50英哩。
學校宿舍要到下個月才開放，因此Fred抵達學校後就搭了帳篷。
這個堅決的年輕人本來打算露營兩週，期間只吃一盒麥片過活。
Fred週六都在找工作，他被員警發現前，才剛回到帳篷中。
Fred告訴員警，他覺得在樹叢露營，比他居住的康耶耳士（Conyers）安全。
員警將Fred帶到汽車旅館，並自掏腰包付了兩晚的費用。
一名員警的妻子將Fred的故事放上臉書（Facebook）後，當地居民群起響應…
有善心人士挺身而出，幫Fred支付汽車旅館住宿費，當地的披薩餐廳也僱他為洗碗工。
同時，募資網站GoFundMe在兩天內，就為他募到超過25,000美元。
Fred昨天發佈這段影片，以示感謝…
影片大意為「謝謝你們為我做的一切，這一切讓我受寵若驚。我會把你們的善款好好存起來，因為我以後想進醫學院，相信屆時會用上。未來每個學期，我都會公佈我的成績，讓你們知道你們的付出沒有白費。希望我畢業的那一天，能讓你們感到驕傲。謝謝所有協助我的人。」
英文原文：
The tale of a homeless and hungry teenager who slept under the stars so he could sign up for college is inspiring the residents of a small city in Georgia.
19-year-old Fred Barley was found sleeping rough by cops over the weekend at the Gordon College campus in Barnesville.
But instead of issuing the biology major a ticket, they listened to his amazing story.
The plucky teenager said he borrowed his little brother’s bicycle and rode for six hours so he could register for class.
Fred carried all his worldly possessions with him as he rode more than 50 miles in Georgia’s scorching summer heat.
Campus dorms don’t open ’til next month, so when Fred got to the school he pitched a tent.
The determined youngster was prepared to camp for the next two weeks with nothing more to eat than a box of cereal.
Fred spent Saturday job-hunting and had just got back to his tent when he was found by the police.
Fred told the cops he thought the bushes would be safer than camping in his hometown of Conyers.
The cops took Fred to a motel and paid for him to stay for a couple of nights out of their own pockets.
One officer’s wife posted Fred’s story to Facebook, and the community rallied round ...
Good Samaritans stepped forward to help Fred pay for his motel stay and a local pizzeria hired him as a dishwasher.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page for the teenager raised more than $25,000 in just two days.
Fred released this video message yesterday, to say thanks …
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