ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Among those attending Monday's Stanley Cup Final game in St. Louis is a man who came from 4,300 miles away. Gerard flew here from Amsterdam to cheer on the St. Louis Blues.
An anonymous donor gave him $1,500 on his GoFundMe page, another fan promised to double that if the Blues keep playing well. He met up with one man in St. Louis who kept his promise to give Gerard $200 if he made it to St. Louis and the Blues won Game 2. He was a man of his word:
Ladies and gentelemen, meet John (@johnmcd314). Before Game 2 he said he wanted to chip in 100 dollar to get me to STL and for game ticket. But if the Blues would win, he’d double up he said. Well, they won and here is John, who is a man of his word!! What a good guy!---- #stlblues pic.twitter.com/xw0DPl8VVW
— Gerard-DutchBluesFan (@Dutch_Bluesfan)
June 3, 2019 Gerard says one woman gave him $400 for tickets after her young son died of a brain tumor and said he just had to "cheer as loud as him."
"So that gives you goosebumps," Gerard says. "I cannot explain my gratitude enough."
And he has made a promise of his own during his time in St. Louis. He says he will take all the extra money he has from this trip and donate it to a St. Louis charity:
The people of St. Louis, the #stlblues fans must be the most generous in the world. And I tell you something: If I have money left after this trip, I will donate it to a local St. Louis charity!! You have my word. YOU ARE THE BEST!! ------------------------
— Gerard-DutchBluesFan (@Dutch_Bluesfan)
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