Courtesy of Wise Brother Media:
21-year-old Jacques Ruffin is from the Orlando area. He started playing the trumpet in middle school. His mom couldn’t afford to buy him one, so she rented one from a music store called the Allegro Music Centre.
Recently, he was going through a closet in her home when he found a letter from the owner of the store, a guy named James Jones.
It turns out his mom had gotten behind on payments at one point and couldn’t catch up. James sent her a letter that said he was giving Jacques the $800 trumpet, because he didn’t want him to have to give it up.
He just asked her to return it if Jacques ever lost interest, so another kid could get a chance to learn. That never happened because he never quit. He’s still playing the same trumpet James gave him.
The letter inspired Jacques to start a GoFundMe page to buy instruments for OTHER underprivileged kids. If you want to donate, just search for “Instruments for Students in Need” on GoFundMe.com.
