By Kevin Coughlin -

By Kevin Coughlin

Maybe Eric Glover should run for president.

In just two days, fans of Morristown’s “Ticket-Taker Guy” have contributed more than $20,000 to an online campaign to help him secure housing.

“I’ve been homeless for 10 months,” said Glover, better known as “Fluffy” to a generation of movie-goers at Headquarters Plaza, where his pantomime ticket-punching routine has become as ingrained as the Coming Attractions.

Glover, 54, said on Sunday he still has his part-time gig with the AMC Headquarters Plaza 10. It’s housing that he needs– and it doesn’t have to be the White House. A simple room for rent would suffice.

Until last March he was living with a cousin, he said. But the cousin got ill, and the house was sold. Since then, Glover said, he’s been crashing with friends or staying at the Homeless Solutions shelter in Morris Township.

When it rains, it pours. (This weekend, it snows.) Glover said his beloved car –the Caddy that a local bar gave him for his 50th birthday–needs repairs, too.

Nearly 600 people have donated to the GoFundMe drive, contributing from $7 to $500 apiece. Lidia Udrija, a Fluffy fan, started the campaign. The initial solicitation incorrectly stated that Glover had lost his job, an assertion that angered a few donors who saw him at work.

Udrija said it was a misunderstanding.

“I never tried to mislead anyone. I just knew he needed help and did what I could,” she said, noting that GoFundMe will send the money directly to Glover.

Udrija said she wished she could more, but she too is struggling to get by.

“I hope that by doing this not only does it help Mr. Glover, but it helps bring the community together to know that together we can make the world a better place,” she said via email.

‘A HUMBLE SOUL’

Glover’s daughter posted that her dad is so modest, and naturally cheerful, that he kept his housing problems a secret from her, she said. Glover’s son posted that he, too, was surprised to learn of his father’s situation.

Sereka Monet praised the former Morristown High football player and wished him well, reflecting sentiments of most contributors.

“Eric is a real person with a real life situation that anyone could find themselves in at some point in life,” Monet posted.

“Let us not judge him. He is a humble soul that always has a positive attitude regardless of his status. I have known him for many years and he always makes time for people and put[s] a smile on my son’s face when we go to the movies or see him in town, which is priceless. Let’s pray for him and encourage him with kind words.”

At least one man on the fundraising site offered a spare room to Glover, and a realtor offered to waive her finder’s fee. If you have a long-term room available, you can post it on the GoFundMe page, or drop us a line and we will forward your information.

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