US NEWS | Woman pays for hotel rooms for homeless people during polar vortex Daily Mail Online
A good Samaritan triggered an effort that eventually sheltered more than 100 homeless people from the deadly deep freeze in Chicago last week after she impulsively paid for 20 hotel rooms on her credit card.
Candice Payne booked the 20 hotel rooms after visiting a homeless camp in Chicago last Tuesday as temperatures sank to minus 23F.
Payne feared that the city and charities wouldnt have enough resources to help as authorities were desperately urging the homeless to seek warmth in shelters before temperatures plunged to historic lows.
Candice Payne booked the 20 hotel rooms after visiting a homeless camp in Chicago last Tuesday as temperatures sank to minus 23F
Payne managed to persuade a group of rough sleepers to go to the Amber Inn. Two men who stayed at the hotel, Jermaine and Robert, above called Payne their angel
One particular camp on Chicagos south side had to be completely relocated after a propane tank exploded on Wednesday morning.
The real estate broker managed to persuade a group of rough sleepers to go to the Amber Inn.
Payne impulsively charged 20 hotel rooms to her credit card at dollar 70 each.
She posted about the efforts on social media and it triggered an outpouring of support.
The efforts prompted donations of food, clothing and enough money to house about 120 people at the hotel through Saturday night.
The efforts prompted donations of food, clothing and enough money to house about 120 people at the hotel through Saturday night
People sleep in tents near a wooded area adjacent to the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago on Tuesday night. Officials throughout the region were focused on protecting vulnerable people from the cold, including the homeless, seniors and those living in substandard housing
A page set up by Payne has so far raised more than dollar 8,000.
Maybe they didnt know how to or where to start to help, so Im glad that I was able to be that vehicle, Payne told .
Two men who stayed at the hotel, Jermaine and Robert, called Payne their angel.
We dont get that type of help. I really needed them at that point, so they came right in time, Jermaine said.
Robert added: We hear about that on the news and other places but I seen it up close and personal today, and I really want to thank yall for looking out for our people.
A GoFundMe page set up by Payne has so far raised more than dollar 8,000
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