An Alabama college student walks 20 miles to work- so the CEO gifts him a 2014 Ford Escape for his dedication to the company.
Walter Carr, an Alabama college student who couldn’t find a ride to work after his car broke down, decided to walk Homewood at midnight in order to arrive at his Bellhop moving job in Pelham by 8 a.m. Friday. According to The New York Post, Pelham police picked him up around 4 a.m. and took him to breakfast before dropping him off at the home of customer Jenny Lamey.
Lamey stated that, despite Walter walking for hours, he declined her offer to rest and had plenty of energy for the job, according to a GoFundMe page she started to help him with his car troubles.
“I just can’t tell you how touched I was by Walter and his journey. He is humble, kind, and cheerful and he had big dreams! He is hardworking and tough,” she wrote on Facebook.
Carr, who hopes to be a US Marine one day, made the late-night journey after his 2003 Nissan Altima broke down. He calculated it would take seven hours to get to his first moving gig with the Bellhops moving company, AL.com reported.
However, after CEO Luke Marklin saw the Facebook post, he drove from Tennessee to Alabama on Monday and presented his dedicated new employee with his personal 2014 Ford Escape.
Both Lamey and Marklin wanted to help Carr, who moved to the Birmingham area from New Orleans after he and his mother lost their home in Hurricane Katrina.
Carr was walking along Highway 280 when the concerned Pelham police officers stopped him to see if he was ok. After Carr told them his story, they bought him breakfast before dropping him off to Lamey’s home an hour and a half early.
We all decided, hey, you know, let’s go get him some breakfast and get him somewhere safe,” Officer Mark Knighten told WBMA
“Proud to have encountered this young man. He certainly made an impact on us,” the Pelham police department tweeted.
Carr says he hopes his story inspires others to fight for what they want out of life, even if it means having sore feet.
Take a look at images from the heartwarming gift below.
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