Students raise money for a gift with a holiday trip: "You turn on our days" | Look how cool it is

The intention of the students was to help Herman Gordon and his wife to visit the family in their home country.

"He is the prototype of happiness," said JustGiving, the website through which 230 people gave Gordon money.

The video of Herman surprised by the money shows the emotion of the Jamaican who came crying with joy. The gift came with a note signed by the "Bristol Students", thanking him for his "positive energy".

"You have illuminated many of our days and we want you to know that we love you and appreciate you."

Herman has been working at the University of Bristol for 12 years. "You know that students are studying, so you do not want negative vibrations around them," Herman said when asked by the BBC about the source of the positivity so often mentioned by students.

"They tell me good things and I tell them good things."

According to the administrator of Bristruth, a page of Bristol students on Facebook, the idea to raise funds for Herman's journey began with a message posted on the network social.

"The medical library cleaner is the happiest person I've ever met, if you need a reason to smile, talk to him for a minute or two," reads in the message.

A day later, Hadi Al-Zuaidi, a 20-year-old medical student, launched a money campaign on the Internet. "I plan to open a page to raise funds for the Jamaican janitor, so that he can see his family in Jamaica during the summer.

In a few days, l & # 's He had already spoken to Herman several times, and had decided that his friend "deserved more than a mere chatter."

"He spends his whole time being kind to all of us. world, it was time to be kind to him too, "he said.

Herman said that he was very moved when he received the students' gift. had never mentioned anything about needing money to visit the family.This was really a surprise.