Thoughtful Teen Loses His Job to Help Raise R3.2m for 81-Year-Old Gogo to Pay Off Mortgage and Finally Retire
- A teenager posted a video of his elderly co-worker who had been working past retirement age to help pay off her mortgage
- The touching video gained much traction, as well as a call to help raise money for the 81-year-old magogo
- A crowdfunding initiative helped raise a whopping R3.2m for Nola Carpenter, who now looks forward to a life of leisure
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A young man was compelled to assist his elderly co-worker after learning how she had to get up for work every day, despite being way passed retirement age, to be able to pay her bills.
Devan Bonagura, 19, saw the woman looking tired in the break room of the Walmart store where they worked and decided to post a video on his TikTok of Nola Carpenter, 81.
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The clip shows the old lady seated at a small table, looking down and appearing to be exhausted. Devan felt terrible for the tired granny who had to push through long work hours to be able to pay off her mortgage bill. The post gained much traction, and netizens encouraged Devan to a GoFundMe.
The crowdfunding initiative helped raise a whopping R3.2m ($186,000) for Nola. Although it is alleged that Devan lost his job from his thoughtful gesture, he was happy to see that it wasn't in vain.
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A follow-up video shows him explaining how generous netizens heeded the call to help Nola so she could soon retire. At the time of the video, Devan had managed to raise $110,000, to which Nola, although grateful, explained that she'd still need to work to raise the remaining $60 000 of her mortgage.
According to Upworthy, this prompted users to give more to secure Carpenter's retirement. In the end, GoFundMe raised $186,000 to pay off the mortgage on the woman's house. Retirement is now on the horizon for the grandmother.
The amazing gesture is enough to tug at anyone's heartstrings. We're chuffed this granny will finally get to kick her feet up and rest after years of hard work.
Netizens were amused by her reaction upon first learning the news. Check out the TikTok video below:
Chase wrote:
"Nola like aight, that's cool and all. What about the other 70k?"."
SafeSpaceStudios shared:
"Nola be like "well, that ain't enough" ."
Pablo Rivera replied:
"Bruh hopefully somebody with a good company can give this dude a good paying job, if Walmart did terminate him for this gesture."
Vanity Renee' commented:
"Nola said appreciate it but the grind don't stop blessings!"
Blair Guerreiro reacted:
"My girl didn't even blink and said "thanks, but I still need 60k" ."
Zoey Pitts said:
"The older generation has a completely different mindset when it comes to finances. I don't think her reaction was off, it was genuine. Amazing❤️.”
Hard-working Burger King staff worker, 54, blessed with R4.9m after not missing a day of work for 27 years
In another story, Briefly News reported that a loyal fast food outlet worker put a whole new meaning to dedication in the workplace when he worked 27 years at Burger King without taking a single day off at the chain's McCarran International Airport location since 1995.
One would assume a significant token of appreciation would be awarded for such service. However, 54-year-old cook and cashier Kevin Ford was gifted a goodie bag for his commitment and dedication to his job, which spans nearly three decades.
It is reported that the bag contained a movie ticket, sweets, a Starbucks cup, two pens and a few other items. When his story gained traction online, netizens deemed him worthy of more as they banded together to raise almost R5 million for the hard-working grandfather.
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