Giffird's Hope
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  • Hope Street
  • Apartment No. 1
  • Restoring Hope
  • Knock on the Door
  • Welcome Home
  • You're An Eagle
  • The Highway Patrol
  • The Letter
  • Home
  • In Search of Hope
  • The Spirit of Giving
  • The Unknown
  • Hard Work
  • Another Man's Treasure
  • Treasure Hunting
  • Coffee Mugs and Tea
  • Planning for Success
  • Stockyard Memories
  • Join the Military, Kid
  • The Billboard
  • The Marine Corps
  • You're In Hawaii
  • Angel Investor
  • Duty-Free Shopping
  • Hawaii's Tourism
  • Liberty House
  • Great America
  • Giffird's Dream
  • The Heritage Trail
  • The Message Light
  • Everything was Gone
  • The Park Bench
  • Guardian Security
  • J.C. Penney
  • Why Are You Homeless?
  • The Unicorn
  • Helping Those in Need
  • Hope Street
  • Apartment No. 1
  • Restoring Hope
  • Knock on the Door
  • Welcome Home
  • You're An Eagle
  • The Highway Patrol
  • The Letter
Giffird's Hope
Coffee Mugs and Tea

One day on his way home from school, Giffird passed two large trash cans filled with ceramic coffee mugs. He ran home as fast as he could to grab his wagon to retrieve his new-found treasure before someone else discovered them. He quickly returned home with the mugs, unsure of what to do with them, but he knew he would soon think of something!

A week later, Giffird was doing chores for Mrs. Robbins at The Boarding House on Ellis Avenue. When she opened the door of a small storage room, Giffird noticed that it was full of large glass jars filled with tea. When Mrs. Robbins saw the delightful look on Giffird’s face, she asked if he would like to have the tea and the jars as part of his payment for helping her. He replied, enthusiastically, “Yes, ma'am!”

Giffird soon came up with the idea of filling the ceramic mugs he found in the trash with the tea that Mrs. Robbins had given to him. Then he put the mugs in his wagon and pulled it through the Stockyards selling them door-to-door. He wanted to become a successful businessman just like LeRoy, the junk collector, and the shop owners in the Stockyards.
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