71-year-old door-dasher receives donations to help him retire

The 71-year-old Kenny Judd, who works as a DoorDash, went viral on the Internet. This happened after his customer Anabelle Stephens took a video of him delivering food to her. She later shared it on TikTok, writing, “Tell me I didn’t just get the cutest door-dasher.”

The TikTok video garnered over nine million views and over one million likes in just five days since it was posted. There were concerns about Judd’s age and job from viewers. Many expressed that people this old must only work to keep themselves active but not for living.  This led to the creation of a GoFundMe account by Stephens.  She was able to raise over $38,000 through this. She asked everyone to donate the amount they could to help Judd retire. The retirement age in the US is 62. Judd, due to his circumstances, was unable to retire even after being 9 years older than the retirement age.

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Stephens connected with Judd who told her about the loss of his wife in 2001 and how his hardship made it necessary for him to take up the job of DoorDash. He also talked about how his health issues were making it difficult for him to work sometimes. The father of two said he enjoyed sharing his experiences with others so that he can help them out. Stephens later shared a snippet of their call on social media, with the GoFundMe link. 

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The goal was to raise $100,000. Within three days $38,000 was raised. Judd worked on a basic pay of $2.50 per delivery. Donations are being made actively by well-wishers who were touched by Judd’s story. His son described him as a private and resilient man who worked hard and faced hardships.

People commented how sharing stories like this helped them keep their faith in humanity.