Viral Burger King employee raises nearly $225K from GoFundMe

America’s favourite Burger King worker has sufficient cash to launch his personal franchise.

Kevin Ford, who went viral on social media after being considered as a disparaged fast-food employee, is now almost 1 / 4 of one million {dollars} richer.

By Tuesday afternoon, greater than $220,000 had been raised from greater than 6,000 donations inside seven days in assist of the 27-year Las Vegas McCarran Worldwide Airport burger chain veteran.

Ford, 54, who devoted 27 years to the burger chain, obtained a present bag, which included one film ticket, Life Savers and a bag of Reese’s Items sweet, a Starbucks cup and a few pens stuffed into a transparent, plastic backpack, in trade for “his loyalty …and by no means lacking a day.”

Ford’s daughter Seryna began the GoFundMe web page, noting how by way of the a long time of onerous work, her dad managed to supply for his household and put 4 daughters by way of school.

“It’s like a dream, a dream come true, that no person may even consider this. It’s simply overwhelming,” he mentioned throughout Tuesday’s look on “TODAY,” which reunited him together with his household. “‘Particularly all the assist I’m receiving day by day. It’s superior.”

Ford reportedly plans to place a few of the crowdsourcing funds towards his grandchildren’s school fund and donate to the church.

Earlier than the “TODAY” look, the GoFundMe marketing campaign exceeded two benchmarks and reached over $170,000.

Whereas her father shed tears on nationwide tv, Seryna defined she didn’t have excessive expectations, and her “authentic objective was $200.”

“I simply wish to inform all people on the market, thanks for each cent, even the considered watching the video,” Ford mentioned. “There’s been donations from Australia and U.Ok. all around the globe…I simply wish to say thanks to all people. It’s only a dream come true and only a whirlwind of affection,” Ford mentioned.