Scott Reeder: Big donation comes at critical time By Scott Reeder At first, Olivia Hayse received an email from a stranger in Australia that claimed he wanted to donate more than $15,000 to her Springfield employer — but first he needed their bank account and check routing numbers. “We thought this is a scam for sure and just ignored it. More emails came. And they ignored them too. Hayse works for the James Project, a Springfield charity that helps foster children. And she couldn’t imagine why a couple they didn’t know, in a country on the other side of the planet would want to send them a big check.