Texas couple gifts car to waitress who had to walk 22 km to work every day

A woman from Galveston, Texas was surprised by two strangers who gifted her a car to shorten her commute to the restaurant where she works as a waitress. Adrianna Edwards who works at Denny's, an American restaurant chain, had to walk 22 km every day to get to work. On Tuesday, a couple eating at the Denny's found out about Adrianna and decided to gift her a car. 

A Thanksgiving to remember

Initially, Adrianna thought it was a cruel prank but later she realised it was all real and was taken aback by the kind gesture. Adrianna's commute to the restaurant will now take only half-an-hour instead of having to walk for five hours.   

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A local media channel that reported the heartwarming story mentioned that the couple went to the Classic Galveston Auto Group on Broadway Street and purchased a 2011 Nissan Sentra to surprise Edwards. The couple who wished to remain anonymous said they gave her the car with no strings attached. 

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The woman who gave the car wished Edwards 'Merry Christmas' and asked her to pay it forward someday. The woman also gave Edwards a note that said, "I know it's Thanksgiving". Edwards told the media that it's a request she plans to keep as she knows how it feels to receive an unexpected act of kindness. 

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In May this year, a man named Manuel Franco offered to give a woman a $200 gift card after he won a $768 million Powerball jackpot. In another incident from Tennessee, an Army veteran who was living in her car with her kids was surprised by philanthropist Bill Pulte with a brand new car and $10,000. 

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