Donnie Wahlberg Reaches Out After NKOTB Fan Has Souvenir Stolen
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New Kids on the Block are making things right after one of their young fans was left heartbroken when someone stole their souvenir from a show in Boston this weekend.
Connor Stuart, an 11-year-old NKOTB fan from Wymouth, Massachusetts, attended the band’s concert at Fenway Park this past Friday, and to mark his first-ever show he got a new concert T-shirt. But when he was on his way to the train some woman ripped the T-shirt out of his hand and made off with it.
Seeing NKOTB in concert was particularly special to Connor, since his father used to play their music to him before he passed, and the theft of the shirt left him in tears.
But the story does have a happy ending. After his sister Caitlin shared the story on social media, fans offered messages of support, and eventually the band heard about it, with Donnie Wahlberg sharing a video message to Connor. In the clip he let Connor know he was sending along some new souvenirs, and added that he wanted to meet him next time they were in Boston.
"I'm trying not to cry," his mom Sheri Stuart shared. "It just kind of restores your faith that there are good people out there."
Source: NBC Connecticut
