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Tennessee Senior Citizen Receives a Helping Hand from Many

Nurse Brittany Smith, Richard and his wife. Photo provided by Smith

Senior citizen Richard didn’t want to be delivering Starbucks… he had to. Now, thanks to a customer in Manchester, Tennessee and a viral fundraiser, his story is capturing hearts nationwide.

Nurse Brittany Smith noticed on her Ring doorbell camera that delivering her DoorDash order seemed really challenging for the driver, Richard.

Curious and concerned, she reached out on social media and learned he had returned to work after his wife lost her job.

The couple was struggling to cover monthly expenses and medications, leaving little room for savings or retirement.

Moved by his story, Smith set up a GoFundMe page to help ease their financial burden. The fundraiser quickly went viral, raising over $335,000 in just a few days. Smith was also able to donate and extra $19,000 that people had sent her money via Venom and CashApp to give to Richard. Click here to donate: https://gofund.me/f3f0687c2

Smith hopes the fundraiser will allow Richard to step back from the delivery job and enjoy a well-earned retirement.

Click below to watch Richard delivering an order.

Ive created a go fund me! https://gofund.me/f3f0687c2 Update: i have found him! He is precious and he is not working because he wants to, hes working becaue he has to😢Yall help me find this precious man! Why is he having to DoorDash 😭😭😭 his name is Richard! Help me find him

Posted by Brittany Smith on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Lucky Knott

Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.