SUMMIT, NJ - The same day, June 1, that City Hall reopened to the public, the Summit Common Council held its first in-person meeting in nearly 15 months. Council Members Susan Hairston, Ward One,.
LONG HILL TWP. - Through community kindness, what started with a major loss ended with the dawn of a unique bond between three women.
After losing a pouch containing $800, a Dunkinâ Donuts barista from Stirling experienced the power of paying it forward when a stranger handed her $1,600 that was raised through a GoFundMe campaign.
âI felt for her situation. Things are very hard right now for everyone,â said Anna Fredette, a Summit resident who started the GoFundMe. âAn unforeseen circumstance such as hers could make or break when it comes to paying bills on time or providing necessities for your family.â
Dunkin Donuts worker lost a pouch of money, so a stranger raised $1,600 for her
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
Citas Wojtech, right, a Dunkin Donuts barista in Summit, hung a note asking customers if they had seen a pouch containing $800 she had lost. The response was a check for $1,600 raised through GoFundMe. The money she lost was meant to repay coworkers who had helped finance a car for her son, Kim, left. Courtesy of Citas Wojtech
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Holiday spirit at a Dunkin Donuts in Summit goes well beyond the seasonal “Cheers” cup design or peppermint mocha-flavored coffee.
On Thursday, a veteran barista at the Morris Avenue store was handed a check for $1,600 raised through a GoFundMe campaign, after she hung a note asking if anyone had found a pouch containing $800. It was money meant to help pay for her son’s car, which she had lost as she left the store two days before Thanksgiving, on the way to her second job.