A
cop in a donut shop may sound like a cliche to most of us, but for 9 year old
Brooke, the scenario was one she will remember for a long time.
Brooke
was standing in line at a gas station, waiting to buy some donut holes. But
when she got to the cashier, she discovered that she didn’t have enough money.
As
it turns out, there was a kind stranger waiting behind her – State Trooper Chad
Savannah.
What
happened next created a chain reaction of kind deeds which is melting peoples’
hearts!
We’ve
all been there – you place an order, reach the cashier and realize you don’t
have enough cash. 9 year old Brooke describes the moment in a way that we can all
relate to.
“I
was standing in line and I didn’t have enough money and I’m like, frozen,”
Brooke tells The Butler Eagle. “I didn’t know what to do.”
But
luckily, Trooper Chad Savannah was standing behind her in line, and without
missing a beat, he told the cashier to add Brooke’s order to his bill.
Brooke
was caught off guard by the kind gesture, and as many young kids would do in
her position, she hurried out of the store after receiving the donuts.
Unexpected reaction
But
when Brooke got home, she was able to collect her thoughts, and decided to
write a ‘Thank you‘ note to her local police department, thanking the unknown
trooper for helping her. In the letter, she enclosed a $10 bill to cover the
cost of the donuts.
The
letter was passed on to the kind state trooper who had helped her. Trooper
Savannah and his colleagues were all moved by the little girl’s gratitude.
“I
think everybody here was very moved by the kidness of this 9 year old,” says
the captain of the police department to KDKA News.
The
officers decided that Brooke deserved a reward, and gathered some money
together to purchase a $50 Toys R Us gift card for Brooke. They mailed the card
to the little girl and figured she would buy some toys for herself. But what
she did instead took them by surprise. She purchased $50 worth of toys with the
gift voucher and donated them to Toys for Tots.
When
the police found out about Brooke’s generous donation, they decided that she
deserved a special treat. They invited her to the police station, where she was
given a full tour. Her favorite part of the day was getting to sit in the squad
car.
Brooke’s
family says that Brooke acted completely on her own, and that her
thoughtfulness was not out of character at all.
“We’re
trying to teach our kids right. To take care of what they owe for,” says
Brooke’s mom Beth Yost to KDKA News.
Brooke is certainly a role model to all of us – we could all be a little
more kind and selfless. You never know whose day you could change for the
better!
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