An employee at a major Las Vegas fast food chain went viral. The man in question is Kevin Ford, 54, who has been working at the chain for 27 years. The most remarkable thing, however, is that he has not taken a single day off in all that time.
Ford, a cashier and cookat the chain's store at McCarran International Airport since 1995, for his 27-year anniversary with the same company, received a gift from his superiors at Burger King, a backpack containing a free movie ticket, a Starbucks cup, candy and chocolates, according to MarketWatch.
The video of him accepting the gift and thanking his co-workers quickly went viral. Many, however, were those who when they saw it were shocked that the company gave such a trivial thank you gift to this employee after so many years of service to the company.
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They started to raise $200
Shortly thereafter, his daughters created a GoFundMe page for their father, initially wanting, to raise about $200 as a gift for him. Soon, the amount raised exceeded $300,000 and they couldn't hide their joy.
"The man in this video is my father. He worked at his job for 27 years and yes, he never missed a day of work," wrote Ford's daughter Serena, launching the initiative. Serena even said the family was "in no way" asking for money "but if anyone wanted to help him, he would love to visit his grandchildren."
He hadn't seen his grandchildren in four years
His wish came true when he traveled to New York to appear on NBC's "Today" and met with his grandchildren on live television. "I haven't seen my grandchildren in more than four years," he says.
"I cried all those days, and naturally, I cried on live TV when I saw my grandchildren," he adds. As for the money raised for him, Ford says he has no plans to retire or take a vacation yet, and that he remains committed to his family.
"You never know, it goes day by day, but I haven't thought about doing anything with this money other than visiting my grandchildren for a while and maybe putting some aside for their education, but I haven't thought about it. I just keep working," he said.
Source: in.gr
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