RIIINNGGGG! The last bell of the day goes off and students dart out of their classes to greet their friends and go home. Finally being able to hold their phones again, only to check social media and see a $500 cash drop right outside of the school.
Students raced to the Malden Public Library, swerving through afternoon traffic and passerby as they rustled through the bushes hoping to be the lucky winner. Within a minute the money had been swooped up by a follower of the @findthecashbos account.
“My friend started running in the Jenkins hallway and I was asking her ‘why are we running?’ but she said ‘just follow me’ and I was really unsure if I should follow her or not. I ended up following her and we just saw a bunch of people going to the Malden Public Library,” senior Avani Chhetri explained.
Alex Giallanella is part of Win It Entertainment, he is the advertising manager and one of the videographers for the @findthecashbos account that posts cash drops every week. They are usually held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. “This page was started up a year ago and it’s already done so well with over 260,000 followers, but I’ve been working with them since April and we’ve done a ton of drops together. Just giving back to the community inspired me.” He continued, “I know everyone loves cash, everyone loves winning things…It’s like Family Feud on the street. Who wouldn’t like it?”…