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Influencer Samuel Weidenhofer (L) poses for a photo with Ed Bambas, the 88-year-old Brighton resident who is the recipient of over $1.7 million after a viral Gofundme campaign was started by Weidenhofer, after the amount is revealed to Bambas, in Brighton, Mich., on Dec. 5, 2025. Katy Kildee/Detroit News via AP
BRIGHTON, Mich.—Ed Bambas will soon ring up his last can of corn.
The 88-year-old Michigan grocery worker was handed an oversized check for $1.7 million Friday, the result of a remarkable fundraising campaign by a young Australian man with an extraordinary following on social media.
