03/19/2026
After a DoorDash delivery brought an elderly man struggling up her porch steps, Brittany Smith of Manchester, Tennessee, was moved to help after seeing him on her Ring doorbell camera. The man, Richard, was delivering Starbucks to her daughter while working to supplement his and his wife's income. He took the DoorDash job after his wife lost her job and the couple exhausted their savings covering everyday expenses and costly medication.
When Smith learned she could no longer increase the tip through the app, she tracked Richard down, gave him $200, and shared the video online, where it quickly went viral. Wanting to do more, she started a GoFundMe to help Richard return to retirement, which ultimately raised nearly $940,000 from about 32,000 donors—an outcome that left Richard overwhelmed and unable to stop watching the donations come in. 🥰