This is a great story of strangers helping strangers. Last week in Evanston IL, Omar Gutierrez witnessed two men beat and rob Steve Walker, a Papa John’s pizza delivery man who was making a delivery.

After spending hours at the police station to view a line-up Gutierrez learned a lot about Walker including that he worked for the same man for 16 years, makes $6.75 an hour plus tips,has no health insurance (and sadly Walker was injured in the attack), and has no money to replace his car that was destroyed in the attack.

So Gutierrez decided he would help raise money to buy Walker a new car. Gutierrez got donations from neighbors and started a website Clyde Ave. neighbors care so that others could contribute. Within 72 hours, he raised nearly $1,400 as word spread through e-mails and word of mouth.

I just checked the site and as of June 9, the website has raised $16,009.90! What an inspirational example of people helping one another.