Rick Snyder, a 69-year-old resident of Manatee County, Florida, refused to sit still after he retired.1, he turned to one of his passions outside of work:2for the cats living throughout his community. He has always liked animals. He's been taking care of cats for years and he started3a lot of change lying around. So he started picking it up and keeping4of it.

    Snyder has5to collect $21,495 in loose change weighing more than 1 ton since he got the6 more than 10 years ago. Waking up around 4 am. each day, Snyder would gather coins along his way to take care of the cats. He7anywhere between 45 and 48 miles each week and8an average of $5.60 in change each day. Snyder said he'd like to thank the many who are too lazy to9a penny.

    After beginning the collection, Snyder 10an initial goal of $10,000 for himself. Once he surpassed his 11goal of $20,000, however, he decided to 12it all away to the Gulf Shore Animal League. Cheryl Wade, the president of the organization said that Snyder's 13is the largest they have ever received from a single individual. With the change, the league will be able to 14adopting cats.

    Then, Snyder and volunteers from all works of life15to move the coins from his 151 peanut jars to plastic bags that could be16to the local bank. After this initial donation has been 17  Snyder continues to gather abandoned pocket change throughout Manatee County and prepared his next18that will help more cats.

    Cheryl Wade teaches by 19 We need to do something for someone else. Never 20the true value of a handful of pocket change.