'I definitely never thought this would happen in a million years.'
she met a man named Donald, a veteran, several months ago when he started stopping by U.S. Gold and Pawn, the Manchester pawn shop where she works.
"It sparked my interest and made me talk to the owner of the pawn shop, and he said that he was not going to take interest from him moving forward. So, we stopped taking interest from Donald, and I wanted to do a little bit more," said Jenelle, who subsequently started an online fundraiser for Donald.At first, Jenelle said she set a $1,500 goal, about the amount Donald typically came into the pawn shop for, and was able to raise approximately $1,300 in about a month.
After hearing about his story through Jenelle’s TikTok, a fan sent L.A. Dodgers gear to Donald, including a signed baseball cap and signed baseball.Donald declined to speak with "GMA" but said he wanted to be interviewed by local media to raise awareness for
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