Mystery man hands out gifts at Oregon festival

hand with money

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By Associated Press

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. (AP) - With a record number of vendors and participants, organizers say this year was their most successful Pear Blossom yet.
     
But for one man, the event marked a significant day in his life.
     
Kirk Stone, a disabled veteran, attended his first Pear Blossom festival. He says he was looking at a violin at a vendor stand when a stranger walked up and asked him if he would like the violin.
     
Stone said he would, but he couldn't afford one.
     
The man then handed over the brand new violin to Stone. The giving didn't stop there.
     
The stranger handed over several $100 bills to vendors and then handed out gifts to other strangers.
     
No one knows the identity of the man, but some believe he's a Jacksonville resident.
     
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)
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