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'He’s so Precious Just Look at Him!' | Viral Video of Elderly DoorDash Driver Raises over $945K to Help Him Go Back Into Retirement
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu donated $20,000 to a GoFundMe that has raised nearly $1 million to help 78-year-old driver Richard and his wife retire.
- On Tuesday, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu donated $20,000 to a GoFundMe for Richard, a 78-year-old DoorDash driver in Tennessee.
- In March, a customer posted a Ring clip of Richard delivering an order on March 10 and created a GoFundMe with a $20,000 goal to help him and his wife retire.
- A DoorDash spokesperson told WFAA that the team called Richard to thank him for nearly 6,000 deliveries, and the company added $20,000 t plus a smaller gift.
- As of late Monday afternoon the GoFundMe had raised nearly $1 million, with donations still pouring in and a local Tennessee news station interviewing the couple.
- The public response and corporate aid drew national attention after a viral Ring clip surpassed 5 million views, highlighting gig-worker hardships.
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'He’s so precious just look at him!' | Viral video of elderly DoorDash driver raises over $945K to help him go back into retirement
A Tennessee woman got her Starbucks delivered by a 78-year-old man named Richard. She wanted to tip him $200 and then found out his story. (savetheweens931 TikTok)
·Sacramento, United States
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