Samuel Weidenhofer
speaker
18 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 10 Jan
Samuel Weidenhofer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Two men hugging each other in Michigan, U.S.
One has just handed the other a check that's made him a millionaire.
Until a few weeks ago, they'd never met.
But both of their lives changed when influencer Sam Wiedenhofer spotted a comment on one of his videos where someone mentioned seeing an older man still working in a U.S.
superstore chain and said they were worried about him.
The man was Ed Bambus, working full-time on his feet in his 80s because he couldn't afford to retire.
Sam jumped on a flight and went looking for him, and said when he spotted a friendly older man at a checkout, he knew it was him.
Sam posted a video with Ed and asked his followers to join him in raising a retirement fund.
The video went viral.
The first million was raised in under 48 hours.
And now more than 65,000 people have donated.
And the pot keeps growing.
When it hit 1.7 million, Sam flew back to see his new friend.
It's not the first time a stranger has helped Ed through difficulties.
After losing his wife Joan, he says he took the time to speak to all of his customers to try and keep his spirits up.
Now that life story starts a new chapter.
Ed says he'll clear more than $200,000 of medical debts with the cash and use his new freedom to take up golf again.
His only worry these days, finding a way to thank the people from all around the world who donated to help a stranger.
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