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After teen notices older man's beat-up shoes, he gives up his own pair. Now, they talk every day.

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After teen notices older man's beat-up shoes, he gives up his own pair. Now, they talk every day. (2026, October 15). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/teen-notices-older-mans-beat-up-shoes-gives-up-his-pair/

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A teenager in Arizona saw an older man walking around with very worn-out shoes and decided to give him a new pair. Since then, the two have become friends and talk daily. NBC News reporter Tony Dokoupil covers this heartwarming incident.
Written by AI on 2026-10-15, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

An 18-year-old Arizona teenager named Jordan Hope noticed an older gentleman, known publicly as Mr Roy, outside a Walgreens in Maricopa with shoes nearly falling off his feet. Moved by Mr Roy's condition, Hope gave him his own pair of shoes. During their conversation, Hope learned that Mr Roy had recently lost his wife about two weeks earlier and decided to help further by buying candy for him and arranging lunch. After the initial act of kindness, Hope launched a GoFundMe campaign titled "Care for Mr. Roy in His Time of Need," which has raised around $25,000 to cover Mr Roy's essential expenses like groceries, medicine, transportation, and other necessities. The encounter was recorded by bystander Yareli Madrid and shared on Facebook, sparking a community effort to support the elderly man.

Written for “Teen Shoes Donation Raises Funds” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Teen Shoes Donation Raises Funds
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Topics

Arizona

Subjects

Arizona GPE · 1× Tony Dokoupil PERSON · 1×

Narrative

When a teenager in Arizona noticed an older gentleman with shoes nearly falling off his feet, he offered up his own.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-15

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

When a teenager in Arizona noticed an older gentleman with shoes nearly falling off his feet, he offered up his own. asserted
he → notice → own
Now, they've been talking every day since. asserted
they → talk → ?
Tony Dokoupil has the story. asserted
Dokoupil → have → story
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