Mike Hayes proved he was smart in his first year at college.In 2007, 1 he was a student at the University of Illinois, he came up with an idea to 2 his tuition fee(学费)and college costs problem.Hayes 3 everyone could afford to give him a penny.
He wrote to Chicago Tribune writer Bob Greene.Hayes wanted each of the newspaper's 4 to send him a penny.Greene thought the idea sounded 5 and agreed to do it.
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Just one penny,”Hayes said.“A penny doesn't 6 anything to anyone.If everyone 7 is reading your paper looks around the room right now, there will be a 8 under a seat, or on the corner of the desk, or on the floor.That's all I'm 9 .A penny from each of your readers.”
In less than a month, the Many Pennies for Mike Fund(基金)had around 2.3 million pennies.Not everyone sent 10 a penny, many even sent dollars.Money was 11 from every state in the United States.So, Hayes 12 his $28,000 target(目标)and went on to get 13 for his degree in food science from the University of Illinois.
Perhaps the last 14 is best left to his father, Bill Hayes:“When Mike first told me about his 15 , I just laughed and said that I thought it was foolish-which shows you that he's smarter than I am.”