It's easy to feel shaken, unnerved, saddened, and infuriated over the terrorist attacks that unfolded on Thursday on American soil, part of a disturbing pattern we've seen in recent weeks of Islamic terrorists trying to take out Americans on their home turf.
In two of the attacks, the perpetrators were successful. In the Old Dominion University attack, Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, who was a highly decorated Army veteran and ROTC professor, was murdered. The ISIS-inspired attacker was eventually unalived by students. At the beginning of March, a mass shooter in Texas who reportedly had a Quran in his truck killed three and injured 14 before being taken down by Austin police.
But though those events should never leave our minds and serve as a constant reminder of what we as a society are up against, it's also important to point out the good that happens in America, undeniable proof that all hope is not lost.
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Once again, Tennessee is the location of the latest instance of citizens in this country stepping up to fill a need, and it's a story of a Manchester woman who saw the 78-year-old DoorDash driver who struggled to deliver her Starbucks order, and became curious about his backstory.
After she found out why the man was doing the work - to pay for medications needed for him and his wife, she immediately took action - and likely has set him and his wife up to live in comfort and security for the rest of their lives:
A 78-year-old Tennessee retiree forced to work as a DoorDash driver with his unemployed wife to afford medication went viral after kind strangers raised nearly $500,000 for the down-on-their-luck couple.
Richard Pulley was captured on doorbell video seemingly struggling to deliver a Starbucks order to Brittany Smith’s doorstep in Manchester on Tuesday morning.
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After watching the video of the determined delivery driver, Smith set out to locate “Richard the Starbucks Delivery Man,” and within hours, internet sleuths identified the elderly man as Pulley.
The septuagenarian revealed that he and his wife, Brenda, have been tag-teaming DoorDash deliveries for over a year after she was fired from her job “at no fault of her own,” with Brenda driving and Pulley making the food drop-offs.
Watch the video of Mr. Pulley making the delivery below:
Elderly DoorDash driver working to make ends meet goes viral as strangers raise $500K pic.twitter.com/ipPo5sjsS8
— BreezyScroll (@BreezyScroll) March 13, 2026
A Manchester, Tennessee, DoorDash driver is getting a life-changing surprise after a customer noticed how difficult a delivery was for him.
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) March 12, 2026
Brittany Smith tracked down Richard and learned he returned to work because his wife lost her job.
She started a GoFundMe to help him… pic.twitter.com/A64DtPvp5S
The date on the video is March 10th. In three days, over $500,000 has been raised on the GoFundMe page. Brittany Smith wrote this about Pulley on the page, which starts with the headline "Give Richard a Chance to Rest Again":
My name is Brittany and I am setting up this go fund me for Richard. Richard delivered Starbucks to my home via door dash and it was evident from the video this was a task for him. With the help of social media I was able to track down Richard and learned he does DoorDash due to his wife being fired from her job (at no fault of her own) and by the time they pay their monthly expenses plus purchase their medication there is nothing left. Let’s help Richard go back into retirement!!
I'd say that goal has been met and then some. May God continue to bless the Pulleys, Brittany Smith, and all who have donated. This is just more proof that there are extraordinarily good people among us everywhere, and we don't have to look far to find them.
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