{"id":1772,"date":"2026-03-21T08:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2026-03-21T08:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:39:34","slug":"elderly-doordash-driver-richard-pulley-receives-nearly-1m-from-strangers-after-viral-video-doesnt-plan-on-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1772","title":{"rendered":"Elderly DoorDash driver Richard Pulley receives nearly $1M from strangers after viral video, doesn&#8217;t plan on retiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Even nearly $1 million in donations can\u2019t get 78-year-old DoorDash driver Richard Pulley to retire.<\/p>\n<p>Pulley received the life-changing check that totaled $965,868 on Friday \u2014 just weeks after a viral video showed him carefully climbing steps to deliver a Starbucks order in Eastern Tennessee. <\/p>\n<p>The video, shared by customer Brittany Smith, captured Pulley on her Ring doorbell going above and beyond on his deliveries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>DoorDash driver Richard Pulley, 78, and his wife Brenda receive a check for\u00a0$965,868. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 17 News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>But despite the generosity of strangers, Pulley has no plans to retire and intends to get back to work in a few days. <span class=\"credit\">FOX 17 News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It quickly went viral and inspired strangers to pour into the massive fundraiser aimed at giving Pulley and his wife Brenda, who often tags along on his deliveries, a break from bills and medical costs.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMy wife was working for an insurance company and they ended up letting her go,\u201d Pulley told TODAY.com, adding that even with Social Security, they struggled to pay for her meds and their bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she left, it really put a pinch on us to pay bills. I had gotten lazy. You know, when we get 65 and retire \u2026 I wasn\u2019t doing a lot, but all of a sudden, I had to get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Tenn. 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