What a way to start the new year. When Boston bartender Conor Gallivan first opened the envelope containing his tip, he thought it was a mistake. But then as he counted up the amount, he realized it was exactly $2,021, according to WCVB.com, and it dawned on him the meaning and significance of the number.
Gallivan told WCVB.com, “It’s one of the most mind-blowing things that’s happened to me in 10 years of doing this.”
Gallivan says he plans to pay down the debt he has sustained in preparing his establishment for the pandemic.
Conor Gallivan wasn’t alone.
What a way to start the new year. When Boston bartender Conor Gallivan first opened the envelope containing his tip, he thought it was a mistake. But then as he counted up the amount, he realized it was exactly $2,021, according to WCVB.com, and it dawned on him the meaning and significance of the number.
Gallivan told WCVB.com, “It’s one of the most mind-blowing things that’s happened to me in 10 years of doing this.”
Gallivan says he plans to pay down the debt he has sustained in preparing his establishment for the pandemic.
Conor Gallivan wasn’t alone.
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Massachusetts auto magnate Ernie Boch Jr. leaves $2,021 tips at 6 Boston restaurants
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
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For Massachusetts auto magnate Ernie Boch Jr., 2021 has gotten off to a charitable start.
The businessman-philanthropist, who has in years past been named one of the top 50 richest people in the state, is credited with handing out six $2,021 tips to servers at half a dozen restaurants in Boston this week, news outlets reported.
The cash was left in mysterious envelopes with the car dealer’s well-known name written on them. The words “thank you” were also included, WHDH reported.
“It was so dead that I had this idea, why don’t I go into Boston and hit all these different bars and give some support,” Boch told the news outlet.
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