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- living
- December 14, 2020
Lyft driver gets car for gas station cashier
It started when David Daniels gave cashier Ed Hays a ride in the pouring rain.
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\"I said, 'Are you kidding me? You walk that far everyday?'\" Daniels recalled. \"So after walking six miles to work the graveyard shirt, he was walking six miles back to his house.\"
Daniels, who also works in sales, said he was laid off for some time amid the COVID-19 pandemic and was encouraged by Hays' positive attitude and strong work ethic.
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So he posted a video to his TikTok page sharing the story of how he met Hays. Within hours, the footage had been viewed over 100,000 times.
\"We got to get on this man's level,\" Daniels said in the video.
Daniels quickly launched a GoFundMe titled \"Car for Ed\" where he's raised over $6,800 in donations. He then called his friends Beau Witkowski and Derrick Thomas at SBC Autos in Bossier City. They are giving Hays a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis.
@rideshare_chroniclesMeet Ed. One of the most humble humans I know. GoFundMe link is in my Bio. ##fyp
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Thomas told \"GMA\" the car is dependable and had one previous owner.
\"We love the great news with everything our country is going through with COVID-19 and to be able to fill a need here, why wouldn't we jump on that and make an impact on our community where we can?\" Thomas said.
Witkowski chimed in, saying he and his colleagues wanted to assist Hays.
\"For Ed to get up every morning, rain, sleet or shine, put a smile on ... we wanted to help to him get to where he needed to be,\" Witkowski added.
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Hays, who also works several days a week prepping food at a restaurant, said he loves both of his jobs due to the interesting people he encounters.
Hays said his message to those reading his story is to \"never give up.\"
\"Don't let anything deter you from your goals,\" he said. \"You can always push through.\"
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Hays said he's looking forward to taking his young son for a ride in his car and working toward his dream of owning a restaurant.
Daniels said he hopes to help more people like Hays.
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