There have been plenty of stupid internet challenges: the bottle flip challenge, the cinnamon challenge, the Kylie Jenner lip challenge… However, every so often, a challenge comes around that really makes a difference. And 2020 is starting off with the $2,020 tip challenge, a challenge for the most generous of people!
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When 31-year-old waitress Danielle Franzoni first saw the tip amount, she went into shock. After all, no waitress can ever predict a whopping $2,020 tip! Franzoni works at the Thunder Bay River Restaurant in Alpena near Detroit and has been struggling with money for some time. Before she started working there, she was staying at a homeless shelter and trying to come back to normal life. Thankfully, Franzoni found a job and recently moved into her own house. And its that job that enabled her to get the generous tip, right before the New Year’s Eve!
On the receipt were also well-wishes and a line reading “2020 Tip Challenge.” Franzoni just couldn’t believe the incredible $2,020 tip. “I asked my manager, ‘Was this real?’” the waitress recalled, adding that miracles like this don’t happen to people like her. And Franzoni could genuinely use the money. Currently, she’s fighting to get custody of her children back. Not only that, but Franzoni would also like to earn her driver’s license, which would allow her to see her children more.
“It’s a blessing. I’m trying to bring my kids home. I’m trying to do right,” Franzoni continued. “They don’t know nothing about my story, they don’t know where I’ve come from, they don’t know how hard it’s been. They’re really just doing this out of the kindness of their heart.”
Taking The World By Storm
While Franzoni’s tippers have remained anonymous, the story has inspired many others, including some celebrities! In particular, Donnie Wahlberg, the Blue Bloods actor, felt impressed by the actions of the tippers. So, he decided to leave a massive tip at an Illinois IHOP with his family! There, the actor left a $2,020 tip with a $78.46 bill, signing it with the “2020 tip challenge” lone. Of course, the staff felt incredibly thankful for the celebrity as they could celebrate 2020 once again! From there, plenty of other celebrities, like Jenny McCarthy, also participated.
The 2020 tip challenge is even inspiring those who cannot afford to tip $2,020. Instead, some diners decided to give $20 on a $20 tab or a $40, made with two twenties, to their waiters. “So I can’t afford to give a large 2020 tip. The waitress was beyond surprised! She even hugged me!” wrote a Twitter user MoreauRochelle, attaching her receipt, seen above. “I don’t have @DonnieWahlberg type decimals but still giving. #2020tipchallenge” wrote the user bhicks69.
It seems like 2020 is starting with a positive and giving attitude! Hopefully, this trend will continue throughout the year!