33 years of mystery money

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Japan police receive 400th secret pledge to poor after 33 years

TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese police station Wednesday paid tribute to an anonymous donor who has handed in envelopes full of cash to give to the needy every month for more than 33 years.

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The police station in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, received the first envelope in August 1974, which contained 1,000 yen, or nine dollars at the current rate.

It did not bear a sender's name but enclosed a piece of paper only saying: "Please use this for the unprivileged people."

The envelopes kept arriving punctually every month with the enclosed money gradually increasing to 3,000 yen, 5,000 yen and eventually 8,000 yen, the police said.

The station received the 400th envelope on Tuesday, taking the total amount donated to 1,744,000 yen, the police said, adding that the money had been given to the town's social welfare council.

LINK: Japan police receive 400th secret pledge to poor after 33 years - Yahoo! News
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HATS OFF to the mystery man/woman - we need more ppl like this in the world. I wish there were training camps for 'how to make the world a better place' rather than ' how to blow ppl up'