Gerardo gamboa was named driver of the year by his company yellow checker. Gerardo gamboa had thought the brown paper package was a. Yesterday was surprising for me and unexpected, gamboa. In the spirit of the holidays, gamboa returned the money. Las vegas cabbie rewarded for returning poker players. Passengers are always leaving things in the back of taxis. Las vegas mayor to honor fil am taxi driver philippine. Las vegas cab driver gerardo gamboa was working his usual shift on monday morning when a doorman at one of the. His honesty earned him the distinction as the cab companys driver of the year. What he does next will amaze you by vince golangco on december 26, 20. Chocolate, the doorman said, and gamboa put it on the passenger seat next to him. For the first time ever, a taxi driver from nevada was named the prestigious 2014 taxicab driver of the. Dec 24, 20 gerardo gamboa has been driving taxis in las vegas since 1989 and never expected hed be named cab driver of the year after the discovery. Gerardo gamboa named taxi cab driver of the year 2014 by.
Praises keep coming for honest filipino cabbie global news. What gerardo gamboa did was great for every taxi driver around the world. Photo credits to ap, usa today gerardo gamboa picked up a passenger in the cosmopolitan resort, and dropped him off at palms place tower. Gerardo gamboa has been driving taxis in las vegas since 1989 and never expected hed be named cab driver of the year after the discovery.
The money was returned to an unidentified poker player. Gerardo gamboa was making a morning pickup at the bellagio. Nathalie madorethe canadian press comments leave a. But monday was special for the checker cab driver of years. Gerardo gamboa, las vegas cab driver, finds and returns. Cab driver in las vegas gerardo gamboa returns forgotten. The christmas spirit was vibrant this week, particularly in the heart of one vegas cab driver who found and returned 300,000 dollars to. Gamboa was picking up a passenger at the bellago casino when the doorman notice the bag and told gamboa. He then drove to the bellagio resort, still unawares of the treasure trove sitting in the back seat.
Gerardo gamboa thought someone had left a paper bag full of. Dec 25, 20 a las vegas taxi driver has proved to be the good samaritan of the season after returning a bag full of cash found on his back seat. Search careerbuilder for taxi driver jobs in las vegas, nv and browse our platform. Gerardo gamboa discovered the cash in his cab shortly after dropping a poker player off at an area hotel. On top of being the first taxicab driver from nevada to win this award, he is also the first filipino american to win such an honor. Dec 24, 20 over the course of gerardo gamboas many years as a las vegas taxi driver, a lot of customers have left behind a lot of personal belonging in his cab. Las vegas taxi driver gerardo gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat of his vehicle, but the stash turned out to be. Gerardo gamboa received the reward money from an unidentified gambler. Dec 25, 20 las vegas cab driver gerardo gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat. Las vegas cab driver gerardo gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat.
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