Jenny and Michael met on Saturday night (Picture: Twitter/Bakeyboo)

A thoughtful Londoner has crowdfunded the air fare for a homeless man named Michael to get back to his native Jamaica after he told her he’s desperate to return.

‘Gym lover’ Jenny Baker has even surpassed the £800 target by another £3,000 following her #getmichaelhome Twitter campaign, which succeeded in a matter of hours.

As reported by The Independent, Ms Baker was apparently out in Dalston, east London, on Saturday night when she ‘came across a very sweet homeless man’.

Massive love to everyone for all ur donations,retweets and lovely messages.Off to try&find Michael tonight to share the news.Wish me luck!xx — Jenny Baker (@bakeyboo) February 10, 2014

Writing on her Go Fund Me fundraising page she said: ‘We got chatting (as you do) and I offered to give him some money etc…Anyway, he didn’t want money or booze he just said he loved a ginger beer, so I went and got him a ginger beer and a sandwich.




‘He told me that he is 64 and came over to England with his mum for a better life. Unfortunately his mother passed away and he found himself homeless with no funds.

‘He told me that all he wants more than anything in the world is to go back to Jamaica where he says he will be fine and happy again.’

The money has since rolled in, with Jenny advising that any extra funds will also be gifted to Michael as a ‘start-up fund’.