One person who knows this is Lee Houghton. Every morning Lee gets coffee for Simon.
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Simon is a homeless man Lee met on his way to work four months ago. Now Lee tries to make time for Simon every morning before he starts work as a business analyst.
He drops coffee and croissant to Simon and the pair chat before Simon starts his job as a Big Issue seller.
Four months in and Lee was overwhelmed to receive the best thank you for his generosity.
Simon gave him a Christmas card, writing in it: “A big thank you for your support. Merry Christmas, from Simon.”
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Lee told the Mirror he was overwhelmed by the gesture from Simon. He said: “It’s nice to talk, he hasn’t got many friends.
“It makes me feel good to do that, and just have a chat with him. He looked a bit cold when I first saw him, so I asked him if he wanted coffee.
“Simon has nowhere to live, so he’s sleeping on the streets, which pulls on the heartstrings.
“He does currently have a job as a Big Issue seller, but he’s had a rough childhood, he said he was trying to hold down a job he was offered, but he doesn’t have any education so he got let go.”
Now Pret A Manger are following in Lee’s generous footsteps and have given him a free gift card to help out with Simon’s coffee this December.