it was gratitude and thanks. i told people it was not charity, they go above and beyond for me and all the other students at harvard law school every day and to me it was about reciprocity. sandra: i know you have started the reciprocity effect, you have raised lots of money, just had an award ceremony honoring 30 workers with various awards and you are trying to inspire others and that s a story we like to tell. thanks so much for joining us here, rehan, our best to you. keep doing good things. thank you. john: what a great guy and what a great story. new at 2:00, we are expecting a white house briefing after the senate passes the debt deal and sends it to president biden s desk. we will bring it to you live. and is ron desantis s electability a myth? that s what one trump pollster is claiming. dan greenhaus, robert wolf, and
and forever, the support staff here at harvard law would not only be seen, they would be celebrated. [applause] this was the first support staff awards banquet, honoring, in oscar-like fashion, the custodians and cafeteria workers, ande wh [cers anpplause] t fling of are appreciatedo longly f those o t knowhat. i think that is what makes what rehan did so special, because you didn t even realize ho were seen, and then all of a sudden you are like, oh, this is kind of nice. rehan staton. reporter: in the coming days, a lot of graduates will stand high on a stage. a great vantage point to finally see all of the people who lifted them there. steve hartman, on th road, in cambridge, massachusetts. appreciate you, man.
you. reporter: they say one day, this one student started thanking all of them. thank you for what you do. like, what is this kids angle? reporter: food service worker brione merchant was skeptical. once i heard hise sense. i m like, oh. you see us because you are one of us. reprtur rehan staton. before coming to harvard law, he worked in sanitation. my job was to refurbish the dumpsters. i ve heard people literally point to me and point to my coworker and say, like, don t be like them. i think it just reminded me to stay humble and just remember i wasn t always standing here. reporter: today, rehan has not only maintained his humility, he has multiplied it. earlier this year, rehan started a nonprofit called the reciprocity effect. its mission? to guarantee that from now on