TikToker raises over $175,000 to help elderly Walmart employee retire
Global News
The viral clip of Nola, an elderly Walmart employee sitting alone in a store breakroom, triggered a massive wave of sympathy online.
It all started when one TikTok user uploaded a video of an elderly Walmart employee sitting alone in a breakroom. Now, that employee is US$175,000 (more than $232,000) closer to her retirement.
The clip of Nola, whose name is visible on her Walmart nametag, triggered a massive wave of sympathy online.
The 15-second video has since been viewed nearly 27 million times.
Nola’s age is not known.
Walmart has not made a public statement about Nola or the viral video.
In the comments of Bonagura’s video, many social media users called for him to establish a GoFundMe page to accept donations for Nola, so she can stop working for the retail giant.
On Oct. 4, Bonagura created the GoFundMe page.