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Elderly DoorDash driver finally gets to retire after customer raises $550K
- On March 13, contributions surpassed $555,000, enabling 78-year-old DoorDash driver Richard Pulley and his wife to retire after a viral video prompted widespread donations.
- Driven by mounting costs in recent years, the couple returned to gig work after Brenda lost her job and health insurance, draining their savings.
- The clip spread within hours, prompting a rapid fundraising surge as Brittany Smith, Manchester resident and fundraiser organizer, launched a GoFundMe that raised more than $552,000 from more than 18,000 donations by Friday.
- The couple said they will use the funds to slow down and ease financial pressure on their 56-year marriage, and Smith met them Thursday morning to share the campaign total.
- Observers noted the response highlights public empathy for seniors forced into gig work and drew media comparisons to Sam Weidenhofer's December fundraiser for an 88-year-old veteran.
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$580,000 raised to help elderly DoorDash driver go back into retirement
An elderly DoorDash driver from Tennessee got a special delivery after he fell on hard times. Manchester homeowner Brittany Smith shared Ring camera video of her 78-year-old DoorDash driver, named Richard, to try to track him down and tip him $200. He was seen carefully navigating Smith’s porch steps while delivering the Starbucks order, a [...]
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