{"id":43492,"date":"2026-03-17T03:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=43492"},"modified":"2026-03-17T03:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:42:12","slug":"woman-raises-900k-for-78-year-old-doordash-driver-who-took-job-to-pay-for-wifes-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=43492","title":{"rendered":"Woman raises 900k for 78-year-old DoorDash driver who took job to pay for wife\u2019s medication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A simple act of kindness has turned into something extraordinary for a 78-year-old DoorDash driver, whose story has now gone viral and may have changed his life entirely.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ldslx69f91fd5a96bf\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ldslx69f91fd5a96bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ldslx69f91fd5a96bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ldslx69f91fd5a96bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ldslx69f91fd5a96bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ldslx69f91fd5a96bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>It all started when Brittany Smith, from Manchester, Tennessee, noticed her daughter\u2019s father had ordered Starbucks for their daughter on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was actually mad about it, because he often orders Starbucks for her, but we try to do it as more of a reward, and this was the third time he had ordered for her in the week,\u201d Brittany told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/tennessee-elderly-doordash-driver-gofundme-b2937534.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Independent.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When she checked her Ring doorbell, she was taken aback to see a \u201clittle old man walking up the steps\u201d to deliver her daughter\u2019s<a id=\"4678\" href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/starbucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" type=\"post_tag\">\u00a0Starbucks\u00a0<\/a>order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis poor guy is struggling to get up my stairs to deliver my very capable daughter her Starbucks,\u201d she says, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.co\/news\/us\/customer-raises-800000-78-year-old-doordash-driver-pay-wife-medication?utm_source=vt&amp;utm_medium=picturepost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">VT,<\/a>\u00a0adding: \u201cMy daughter\u2019s dad is a quadriplegic, so he often has things sent to the house because he can\u2019t physically go get them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the man struggle, Brittany wanted to make sure he received a bigger tip, but her daughters dad couldn\u2019t adjust it through the app. She then turned to social media, posting a 20-second clip of the 78-year-old man, whose name is Richard.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-video-went-viral\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The video went viral<\/h2>\n<p>The video quickly caught the attention of a Facebook user who recognized him, as he frequently delivers DoorDash orders to her office, and shared his full name, which Brittany has kept private at his request. Using that information, she tracked him down, spotted his delivery car in the driveway, and knocked on his door \u2013 with a $200 tip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore he accepted the money \u2026 he wanted to make sure that I was going to be OK if he accepted that money from me,\u201d Brittany says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/16145817\/DoorDash-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/16145817\/DoorDash-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/16145817\/DoorDash-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/16145817\/DoorDash-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/03\/16145817\/DoorDash.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Richard, DoorDash\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: GoFundMe\/TikTok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>A simple act of kindness has turned into something extraordinary for a 78-year-old DoorDash driver, whose story has now gone viral and may have changed his life entirely.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It all started when Brittany Smith, from Manchester, Tennessee, noticed her daughter\u2019s father had ordered Starbucks for their daughter on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-efc352072c66d3d7784efe6b958a7b47\" class=\"newsner-efc352072c66d3d7784efe6b958a7b47 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1755157316\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"BLDNU1KF38v3\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-content-layer\">\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-head-layer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-poster-layer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img class=\"bb-poster-image bb-poster-image-1\" alt=\"\" \/><img class=\"bb-poster-image bb-poster-image-2\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-timeline-layer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-subtitle-layer\">\n<div class=\"bb-subtitledisplay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-commercial-layer\">\n<div class=\"bb-fitme bb-head-layer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-skin-layer bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\">\n<div class=\"bb-skin-container phase-init svelte-uolk8z playing\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"region\" data-cy=\"skin-mode-main\" aria-label=\"Blue Billywig video player. 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because he often orders Starbucks for her, but we try to do it as more of a reward, and this was the third time he had ordered for her in the week,\u201d Brittany told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/tennessee-elderly-doordash-driver-gofundme-b2937534.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Independent.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When she checked her Ring doorbell, she was taken aback to see a \u201clittle old man walking up the steps\u201d to deliver her daughter\u2019s<a id=\"4678\" href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/starbucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" type=\"post_tag\">\u00a0Starbucks\u00a0<\/a>order.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-de43861a7f90c7a2aa77d04cce495d04\" class=\"newsner-de43861a7f90c7a2aa77d04cce495d04 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1656118261\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container 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often has things sent to the house because he can\u2019t physically go get them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the man struggle, Brittany wanted to make sure he received a bigger tip, but her daughters dad couldn\u2019t adjust it through the app. She then turned to social media, posting a 20-second clip of the 78-year-old man, whose name is Richard.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-video-went-viral\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The video went viral<\/h2>\n<p>The video quickly caught the attention of a Facebook user who recognized him, as he frequently delivers DoorDash orders to her office, and shared his full name, which Brittany has kept private at his request. Using that information, she tracked him down, spotted his delivery car in the driveway, and knocked on his door \u2013 with a $200 tip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore he accepted the money \u2026 he wanted to make sure that I was going to be OK if he accepted that money from me,\u201d Brittany says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-2057286760\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_188780_1\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CMOWtdOBppMDFavQRAcdTN4FTw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/100b9e983d616e22b1efe0f0fac90d7e.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"345\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-81c165d166746ce532fa3a03980333d1\" class=\"newsner-81c165d166746ce532fa3a03980333d1 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Richard explained why he became a DoorDash driver. It began when his wife lost her job, and the couple struggled to afford her \u201cvery expensive\u201d medication. After covering their essentials, they had little money left, so he turned to delivering food.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-he-can-t-quit-watching-the-gofundme\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cHe can\u2019t quit watching the GoFundMe\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>When Brittany returned home, she realized the clip had gone viral on TikTok, with people messaging her, asking how they could help Richard. She created a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/give-richard-a-chance-to-rest-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0called \u201cGive Richard a chance to rest again,\u201d and the response has been overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRichard delivered Starbucks to my home via DoorDash and it was evident from the video this was a task for him. With the help of social media I was able to track down Richard and learned he does DoorDash due to his wife being fired from her job (at no fault of her own) and by the time they pay their monthly expenses plus purchase their medication there is nothing left. Let\u2019s help Richard go back into retirement,\u201d the page reads.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the fundraiser has raised $930,572, and the total continues to climb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRichard said he\u2019s not slept in two days because he can\u2019t quit watching the GoFundMe,\u201d says Brittany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s more precious in person, so I\u2019m glad that I got to meet him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote id=\"v12339406992617286\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@independent\/video\/7616778547222334752\" data-video-id=\"7616778547222334752\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\"><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7616778547222334752?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fwoman-raises-900k-for-78-year-old-doordash-driver-who-took-job-to-pay-for-wifes-medication%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawQlrHRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBTTWJKQU9ob3d2WUd4Qkwzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlv9nndlslrZpdusDPmxA2EhxqTPiyxHxpOu2bXBQCIpnqnn_wzZ-ksoKypp_aem_8VNbyTgT-uWIWRUA2ACZXQ&amp;embedFrom=oembed\" name=\"__tt_embed__v12339406992617286\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple act of kindness has turned into something extraordinary for a 78-year-old DoorDash driver, whose story has now gone viral and may have changed his life entirely. 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