A GoFundMe started by a young boy in Little Rock, Arkansas, has garnered over $90,000 in support of a local Waffle House waiter whose family has been struggling financially.
Kayzen Hunter, only 8 years old, is a regular customer at his local Waffle House, where he and his family go for breakfast almost every weekend, Hunter’s mom, Vittoria Hunter, told Today.
There, they met Devonte Gardner, who Hunter has become especially fond of — and vice versa.
“Every time [Hunter] comes in, I always give him a high five because that’s what he expects,” Gardner told Today. “He’s a wonderful kid. He tells me jokes every time he comes in, like, ‘Hey, Devonte, I got a joke for you,’ and the next thing you know, we’re laughing.”
“It got to the point where we always would sit in his section,” Hunter’s mom said.
“Every time we go in, he’s so smiley, he’s always like, ‘Hey, Kayzen, how are you?’” she said.
Over time, Hunter’s family has come to learn about Gardner and his family — a wife and two daughters — as well as their financial struggles.
