"An 88-year-old army veteran received the surprise of a lifetime from strangers around the world thanks to a viral TikTok video that raised $1.8 million for him. The video was recorded and shared by Australian positivity influencer Sam Wetenhoeffer, who was on what he called a US Kindness Tour through the Christmas holiday. Wetenhoeffer met Ed Bambas from Michigan, who was working the checkout line at a Meijer supermarket."
"When asked why Bambas was still working at 88 years old, he said he had no choice but to work full-time as a cashier to make ends meet after losing his pension. The two struck up a rapport, with Ed explaining that his wife died seven years ago and he was still trying to pick up the pieces. I work five days a week, eight hours a day, Bambas said, because I don't have enough income."
"Wetenhoeffer posted the video to TikTok, who said it was viewed more than 10 million times. The influencer then set up a GoFundMe page for Bambas. I want to introduce you all to Ed Bambas, a man I met recently in a Detroit supermarket who completely humbled me, he wrote on the GoFundMe page. Ed is 88 years old, an Army veteran, and he still works five days a week, eight hours a day. He has never received the pension he earned after a lifetime of hard work, and he lost his wife years ago."
Sam Wetenhoeffer, an Australian positivity influencer on a US Kindness Tour, met Ed Bambas working the checkout at a Meijer supermarket. Bambas, 88 and an Army veteran, said he still works full-time because he lost his pension and needs income after his wife died seven years earlier. Wetenhoeffer recorded and posted the encounter on TikTok, where the clip garnered over 10 million views, then launched a GoFundMe for Bambas. Donations neared $1.8 million, making it one of the largest individual GoFundMe fundraisers, and Wetenhoeffer presented a check to a stunned Bambas.
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