BUCURESTI. Cel mai mediatizat cuplu din Romania, Monica si Irinel Columbeanu, a ajuns in presa internationala. Povestea tinerei din Bacau, care a devenit peste noapte mai bogata cu 68 milioane euro prin casatoria cu excentricul om de afaceri – mai in varsta decat ea cu 30 de ani si mai mic cu 10 cm -, a fost pe larg relatata in cotidianul ”Calgary Sun” din Canada. In articol se vorbeste despre nunta de vis a celor doi, iar la final e citata proaspata doamna Columbeanu, care spune ca viata ei este perfecta acum.
Pentru ca le-au mai ramas inca 11.000 de dolari de la nunta, Monica si Irinel Columbeanu si-au indreptat atentia catre alti oameni loviti de soarta, pe care sa-i ajute. Dupa ce i-au oferit micutei Adriana, din Constanta, suma de 9.000 de dolari, sotii Columbeanu i-au daruit 30 milioane lei unui batran din judetul Buzau, care a solicitat ajutor prin ziarul Libertatea.
Dupa ce a aflat din numarul de vineri al ziarului Libertatea de situatia dramatica a lui Gheorghe Hudunca, de 69 de ani, din Bascenii de Jos, jud. Buzau, Monica l-a rugat pe Irinel sa faca ceva pentru batranul paralizat.
Hudunca are ambele picioare paralizate dupa un accident de munca petrecut acum 40 de ani, pe cand lucra ca electrician la o intreprindere de stat. De atunci traieste dintr-un ajutor de invaliditate. “Chiar daca nu-mi pot misca picioarele, eu sunt priceput, mesteresc orice, ne-a spus batranul. Acum cativa ani mi-am construit dintr-un motor uzat de motoreta si fiare vechi un mijloc de transport ca sa ma pot deplasa in jurul casei fara sa fiu povara pentru cei din jurul meu. Din pacate, s-a uzat rau de tot si nu mai e bun de nimic. As vrea sa-mi cumpar un motor nou si sa-l repar, dar nu am bani. Eu traiesc dintr-o pensie de 2,8 milioane lei si n-am din ce sa mai strang. Asa mi-a venit ideea sa cer ajutor prin Libertatea si am trimis o scrisoare. Cand m-a sunat un domn care s-a prezentat ca fiind Irinel Columbeanu, nu mi-a venit a crede. M-a intrebat de cati bani am nevoie. Eu i-a cerut 30 milioane, pentru ca vreau un scuter pe care sa-l adaptez. Ii trimit si chitantele sa vada ca nu fac altceva cu banii, sa nu creada ca vreau sa pacalesc pe cineva.”
„Pe sotia mea a impresionat-o suferinta omului”
A doua zi dupa ce a vorbit cu batranul, Columbeanu i-a si trimis prin mandat postal suma. “Pe sotia mea a impresionat-o suferinta omului. Am vazut in Libertatea si poza cu casa lui si cu caruciorul. E un om necajit si nu am vrut sa mai asteptam pana ne intoarcem din luna de miere pentru a-i duce personal banii”, a declarat Columbeanu.
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