February 5, 2015

Wayne State student raises nearly $300K for Detroit man, becomes national media star

As Evan Leedy read the Detroit Free Press' story of James Robertson on Super Bowl Sunday morning, he couldn't help but feel inspired. The 19-year-old

As Evan Leedy read the Detroit Free Press' story of James Robertson on Super Bowl Sunday morning, he couldn't help but feel inspired. The 19-year-old College of Engineering computer science major has helped raise nearly $300,000 for Robertson, a Detroit resident whose daily commute includes catching buses and walking about 21 miles a day to and from work in Rochester Hills.

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