Here’s a story that will put a smile on your face. Zach Galifianakis and a few friends have pitched in to provide a home for 88 year old Mimi who has been homeless for over a decade.

I have ripped this from the Kickstarter fund raising page:

Oscar Wilde said “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” For Queen Mimi, this quote represents her truest reality.

Homeless for 25 years, Mimi’s life turned around thanks to the quiet generosity of one of the world’s best known comic actors, Zach Galifianakis (“The Hangover,” “Between Two Ferns”, “Due Date”) as well as the unexpected friendship of Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (“Jerry Maguire,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” “Chicago”).

This is the fascinating and moving story of one incredibly strong woman’s survival against all odds. Defying an adulterous husband at age 55, Mimi sought a better life, and ended up on the streets of Los Angeles. Scrapping her way through life, at age 70 Mimi found her way to a Santa Monica laundromat, where she has now worked – and slept – 7-days-a-week, for 18 years.

Galifianakis does more than just foot Mimi’s bills, he often takes her to his film premieres.

On Tuesday, the actor escorted his 87-year-old friend down the red carpet at “The Hangover III” premiere.

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