A Tennessee musician says he will be able to cover his mother’s rentals for more than a month through a generous donation from TikToker Lexy Kadey and her followers.
The young man, named Kevin, was standing outside a Nashville Target store playing violin with a sign that read “Need to help my mom with rent, God bless,” on August 9 when he was approached by Kadey.
“Hey, how close do you think you are to your mother’s hair?” Kadey, who has amassed more than 657K followers on TikTok through her Venmo challenge, asks Kevin in the no-viral clip.
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“My mother’s hair is $ 600, and I have $ 175,” he replies.
“So if I gave you $ 1,000, would that cover it?” Kadey says, at which point the surprised musician abruptly turns his head.
“Excuse me?” he asked.
After explaining the premise of the Venmo Challenge – in which Kadey asks her followers to give Venmo her small sums of change so she can leave massive tips for servers and others in need – Kadey hands the musician $ 1000 in cash, which leaving him loss for words.
“Can I please give you a hug?” he must eventually muster, as the two embrace. ‘This is not real. Thank you.”
Kadey’s video has since been viewed an astonishing 6.4 million times and more than 1.7 million likes, along with thousands of comments encouraging her to keep up the good work.
“This was someone who was in dire need,” one user wrote. “You are doing the work of the Lord, literally.”
“The fact that he shows such incredible talent to help his mother – who probably worked hard to pay for his lesson … I GET IT !!!!” said another.
‘Wait, I love this. I want to do this once !!! Wrote an inspired viewer.
Kadey’s latest donation was part of its ninth round of crowdfunding to fund the Venmo Challenge, in which it raised a whopping $ 6,857.47 to distribute to those in need.
She stepped out of the challenge for the first time in May, after seeing other TikTokers successfully use the platform to raise funds for things like plastic surgery and new cars. Instead of keeping the money, however, the filmmaker said he wanted to ‘switch it around a bit’ and use the challenge to do something good for others.
She has since filmed more than 32 videos of herself changing people’s lives through the boldness of the TikTok community.
To learn how you can contribute, head over to their profile.
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