Ellen DeGeneres Talks to 10-Year-Old Nasim Lawrence Who Returned A Lost Wallet
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As Ellen DeGeneres continues to promote her "be kind to one another" movement, she spoke to 10-year-old Nasim Lawrence, a boy whose story went viral after he returned a lost wallet to the owner.
DeGeneres welcomed Nasim to the stage with his parents and Taylor Sloan, the woman who had her wallet returned. Nasim recounted his story about attending a super motocross event in Oakland and trying to find some food with his dad. He said he looked down and found the wallet then immediately notified his dad.
They picked it up took a seat and looked inside of the wallet for an I.D. which they found.
Nasim's father said that his son took the I.D. and began scouring the event saying that they had to find the lady. He was so concentrated on doing the right thing and finding Sloan that he even missed most of the super motocross event.
His father told Nasim that they would be mailing the wallet back when they got home because it would be nearly impossible to find Sloan. Sloan said she was already outside of the arena when she realized she lost her wallet.
She had about $30-$40 and Nasim corrected her by saying it was actually $38, her debit card and her California drivers license.
Nasim wrote a letter to Sloan which he read on stage during the interview. It stated that he found the wallet and that he knew how it felt to lose something. He wanted to make her happy and do the honest thing. Sloan said she was so taken back by the letter that she didn't even care about her belongings anymore.
She shared the letter on Facebook and said that the reaction from everyone was really positive. To make sure Sloan didn't lose her wallet again, DeGeneres presented her with a reel to allow her to always be able to find it.
Sloan sent Nasim a $20 reward and he said that he was going to use it to buy a video game after he saved up. Then, DeGeneres rewarded Nasim with a whole new entertainment system with $1000 worth of video games.