Tearjerking moment Cleaner breaks down after students raise money to send him on holiday

An adored university cleaner was reduced to tears after students raised money to send him to Jamaica on holiday.



Happy Herman Gordon is loved by everyone at Bristol University for his positive attitude and happy-go-lucky nature.

They decided they wanted to reward him and over 230 students donated to a JustGiving page that raised £1,500 for the family trip.
He was called ‘the epitome of happiness’ by students as the crowdfunding appeal was launched.

‘The Jamaican cleaner in the med library is the jolliest man I have ever met, he makes me smile even when I’m in the deepest depths of revision… ‘If you wanna reason to smile, go talk to him for a min or two,’ it said.

A video of Mr Gordon being surprised with the money was later shared online where he is seen wiping away tears and thanking the students for the kind gesture

The money will pay for him and his wife to go and see family on the island, who they haven’t seen in four years.

The gift was accompanied by a note addressed from ‘Bristol Students’, which thanked Mr Gordon for his ‘positive energy’ over the years.
Mr Gordon has worked at Bristol University as part of the cleaning staff for 12 years.

He told BBC Newsbeat, it was important to keep ‘negative vibes’ away from the students. ‘’They speak good things to me, I speak good things to them, and I bless them all.