今年 24 歲的利茲 (Liz Woodward) 在紐澤西的「130晚餐」(130 Diner) 餐廳擔任服務生。她在上禮拜早上 5:30 服務了兩位疲憊的消防員,這兩位累癱的男人點了「他們有的最大杯的咖啡」。
![Liz Woodward is a 24-year-old server at 130 Diner in Delran, New Jersey. She served a table of two exhausted firefighters last week who came in at 5:30 a.m. and asked for "the biggest cup of coffee they had," according to Today.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/edit-21322-1438364313-9.jpg)
利茲認為這兩位消防員實在太累了,而他們做的事也很偉大,因此決定幫他們買單,並留下一張貼心的紙條。
![Realizing the men were exhausted, Woodward decided to cover their bill and left a note thanking them for their service.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enhanced-16610-1438364083-11.jpg)
紙條上寫著:「你們今天的早餐我請客──為了謝謝你們做得所有一切。你們為他人服務、跑進別人會逃離的場所。不論你們的角色是甚麼,你們都非常有膽量、勇敢和堅強…謝謝你們每天這麼勇猛!用火當作燃料、以勇氣當作動力──你們是多好的榜樣。休息一下吧!:)利茲」
提姆被利茲的行為感動,他將紙條上傳臉書,並鼓勵大家去這家餐廳用餐。
![未命名-1](http://www.teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/未命名-1.jpg)
然而他們還發現了利茲的其他事,這件事和她的爸爸史蒂夫 (Steve) 有關:癱瘓的史蒂夫急需一台無障礙廂型車。
![But the firefighters also found out something about Woodward. It turns out her father, Steve, is a paraplegic and was in desperate need of a wheelchair-accessible van.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enhanced-16315-1438364373-1.jpg)
利茲在群眾募資 GoFundMe 上已發起募款活動,希望能得到一台能讓全家一起出遊的廂型車。
![Woodward had even started a GoFundMe campaign to help raise funds for the van so they can travel as a family.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enhanced-4763-1438370150-8.png)
於是提姆決定幫利茲在社群媒體上宣傳此事,他在臉書上寫道:「原來,那位提供我們免費餐點的年輕女孩是一位真的值得大家幫助的人…」
![So the firefighters took to social media to spread the word about Woodward's campaign.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enhanced-1727-1438370927-1.png)
最初利茲設的募款目標是台幣 55 萬 (1.7萬美元),因這兩位消防員的幫助,他們一家最終獲得台幣 190 萬 (6萬美元) 的資助。
![The initial fundraising goal was $17,000, but with the firefighters' help, the campaign raised over $60,000. The two firefighters even went to Woodward's house to meet her family.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/enhanced-2626-1438371316-12.jpg)
圖為兩位消防員前往利茲家拜訪的照片。利茲告訴媒體:「我只是幫他們付了早餐錢,除了認為他們會笑著離開外,我沒預料到會有其他事發生。」
來源:BuzzFeed
不求回報的善行例子非常多,如這 27 位人士做的事,以及這位服務員的小小善意,都成功推動了社會上的正能量循環。快分享出去,讓大家看看這世上還有許多美好的人事物吧~
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