In a great, heart-warming story on Littlethings.com, a truck driver saves the day for one single mom. We loved reading the story and thought you would, too. Check it out the trucker’s generous deed:
Kari Anthony is a bartender at Quaker Steak and Lube in Grand Island, Nebraska. She’s also a hardworking single mother of three children.
In 2015, Kari was working her evening shift when a rough-and-tumble truck driver bellied up to the bar.
The truck driver had just finished his shift and was spending the night at the truck stop near Kari’s restaurant off Interstate 80. He went to Quaker Steak and Lube for dinner and drinks.
The two began exchanging pleasantries, which led to a conversation about their families.
Kari mentioned she was a single mom, which led to the trucker sharing stories about his own beloved mother.
“I guess we were able to relate a little bit,” Kari said.
The truck driver finished up at the bar and went to pay his bill of $89.72.
Kari expected him to leave a reasonable tip. The driver, however, left her a tip of $1,000.
Kari learned the truck driver also paid the tabs of the customers he spoke to while seated at the bar. Once reality set in and Kari accepted the tip, the truck driver told the single mother to use the money to do something special for her kids.
Kari remembered she had always wanted to take them to the Nebraska State Fair, but could never afford it.
“They got to go to the fair and play games and all the other stuff,” Kari said. “Normally, because of situations, I would have not been able to do that. But I was able to because of that gentleman. I am just extremely grateful.”
Read the full Little Things story here.
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