South Carolina Couple Raised Enough For Elderly Delivery Driver to Retire
A South Carolina family has helped raise more than $260,000 for a 72-year-old Domino’s pizza worker who fell on their porch while delivering their meal. Barbara Gillespie can now retire, according to Lacey Keighron of Moncks Corner. A TikTok video of Gillespie falling on the Keighrons’ porch on Feb. 2 went viral.
The video came from a doorbell camera, which captured Gillespie tripping while carrying several boxes of Domino’s pizza. The woman struggled to get up while Keighron’s husband went onto the porch to assist her. “I open the door and there she is just laying on the ground trying to get up. She was more worried about the food than anything else. And I was like, ‘I don’t care about the food. I care about you” Kevin Keighron said.
Lacey uploaded the video and started a gofundme that said “We would like to bless her by bringing a ‘tip’ to help her with anything she may need. She is an older woman who fell and only cared about the food she dropped. Let’s show her some kindness and take off some of this burden that our economy is causing the older generations especially.”
The video has been viewed more than 15.5 million times on TikTok and donations poured in.
Lacey Keighton said that she and her husband never expected to get such an outpouring of support — and cash. “We never expected to get as much as we did. We were just so excited and thrilled (to) be able to tell her the next day.”
The Keighrons surprised Gillespie at work with flowers, chocolates, and a large amount of money. Gillespie said “I couldn’t even think they were asking me for my phone number. I couldn’t remember my phone number, I am just standing there — and tears are welling in my eyes — and I am going, ‘I can’t believe this. This isn’t happening to me.’” Barbara was able to give her 2 week notice and finally retire with the funds raised.
