Chick-fil-A Employee Quit School to Care for Mom With Cancer–So Chain Gifts Him $25,000 Scholarship
A Coastal South Carolina University student, Zachary Redick, is in the news after he was awarded a $25,000 scholarship from the restaurant where he works—this after he had to quit school to care for his mother who was battling cancer.
Redick started working at a Chick-fil-A on James Island in Charleston, South Carolina, when he was 15, hoping to earn some extra cash to help his family.
Chick-fil-A on James Island in Charleston, S.C. (Screenshot/Google Maps)
Working at the restaurant became a source of stability for the teen and his family. In turn, Redick, now 21, has shown tremendous leadership as an employee and became a team leader within a few years of joining the business.