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Michael Esmond, a Florida businessman, recently paid past due utility bills for 114 customers whose accounts faced a shut off. Esmond's generosity started last year, when he paid the utility bills of 36 households. This year, with both Hurricane Sally and Covid-induced economic turmoil hitting the area, he thought he needed to up his ante. Esmond's generosity comes from a place of understanding; in the 1980s, his utilities were shut off. People can't afford to pay their bills and put food on the table, so I hope doing my part and paying some bills for these folks takes a little bit of stress off of them around Christmas time, Esmond said.
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