Custodian Has Best Reaction When Teachers Reveal Life-Changing Gift

In a heartwarming gesture, teachers at a US school went the extra mile to gift a car to the custodian of the institution. Now, a video of the man moved by the gesture has gone viral.

Chris Jackson, a custodian at Unity Grove Elementary School in Henry County, Georgia, couldnโ€™t believe it when his colleagues pitched in to buy him a car. As the faculty and staff were aware he was struggling financially and had to walk to work every day, they took up the mission to extend a helping hand to him.

Credit: ‘There is a God’: Teachers surprise elementary school custodian with a car, Youtube, FOX 5 Atlanta

The video going viral across social media sites captures the manโ€™s reaction when he was brought to the car and handed its keys. โ€œI never wouldโ€™ve dreamed of something like this,โ€ Jackson was heard saying. โ€œThis is mind-blowing to me,โ€ he added before thanking teachers over and over again.

In a Facebook post, the school said the teachers collected funds to also help him find housing and make utility payments. โ€œLittle did we know, it was his favorite type of car, and he was stunned to know that it was HIS!โ€ the school shared.

According to the Newsweek, Jackson had fallen on hard times and was forced to either travel by an unreliable bus route or take an hour-long walk. The sweet gesture came as many US states schools start to reopen.

Despite all the hurdles, the man said he didnโ€™t quit. Talking to Alive 11 News, he said: โ€œI didnโ€™t run away. I just stay. I put my pride aside. I just come to work, smile, be me.โ€

โ€œThere has never been a day where he has not come in with a smile on his face. The kids here adore him. They love Mr. Chris. And he just works so hard,โ€ Special Ed Teacher Jodi Combs told the news outlet.

The wonderful gesture won hearts online with people saying it reaffirmed their โ€œfaith in humanityโ€.

Good people exist and they make ALL the difference. Choose kindness and compassion.

โ€” Ms. Sellers ๐Ÿ—ณ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒˆโœŠ๐Ÿผ (@MCZBOSGJLA)ย September 9, 2021

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