“It reminded me of the kids I had in school,” the retired teacher told People.
So when Gil Walker found out from the restaurant’s franchisee, Matt Cobo, that the 14 employees were getting their hours cut because of the pandemic, Walker brought a $20 bill for each of them – $280 total – on his next visit. Matt Cobo (center) with some of the workers at his Concord, Calif., Dunkin . (Matt Cobo)
“I decided to do what I could to help out a little bit,” Walker told People. “Life has been good to my wife and I, here in Concord. … We’re retired teachers, we’re not rich, but we have enough to share with what we have.”