Panhandler knows the right strings to pull – Winnipeg Free Press
Presenting a human face enough to earn sympathy – and five dollars
It was a mid-morning on an October Saturday in the Exchange District and the slightly-built young man in the black hoodie and sweatpants was walking towards us.
Even from a distance, the way he crossed the street and headed directly for my wife appeared to signal what he wanted; as did his hollowed-out cheeks that we only noticed when he got closer.
He had a question for us.
A question that would later lead me to a question for you.
The soft-spoken young man said he was trying to put together the $11 for a bed at the Salvation Army.
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