CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - Residents along a the route of a longtime United Parcel Service driver from St. Louis have surprised her with a check for a new roof.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Carolyn Crump initially came back to the neighborhood Friday because she was told there was a missing package. Instead, she was led blindfolded to Concordia Park, where more than 60 of her customers - and their dogs - were waiting.
The giant check she was handed read “Happy Birthday.” Crump’s birthday is Monday. She joked that if she had known about the surprise, she would have brought her whole canister of dog treats.
Jason Lehtman helped organize a GoFundMe after Crump mentioned she was looking to get a new roof next summer. Lehtman works in roofing, so he had an associate put together an estimate.
Word traveled fast, with several thousand dollars were raised in about two days.
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