The story of Glen James, a homeless man in Boston who found a backpack containing $42,000 in cash and travelers checks and then turned it into authorities, is developing into an even better tale.

An online fundraiser to collect money for James had raised nearly $64,000 as of 9:20 a.m. ET Wednesday.

The “Boston Homeless Man Reward” campaign was launched by Ethan Whittington of Midlothian, Va., who hasn’t met James, but felt compelled to see if other Good Samaritans would “help this man change his life.”

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