The head custodian at a Georgia elementary school can now drive to work instead of having to walk.And it's all thanks to his co-workers.Staff at Unity Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove, Georgia, recently came together to help beloved head custodian Chris Jackson, known at the school as "Mr. Chris." "There 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," Jodi Combs, a special education teacher, said.In a video the school posted to its Facebook page last month, two staff members identified by the school as Ms. Combs and Ms. MacDonald, walk with Jackson out to the parking lot before handing him a set of car keys."It's yours," he's told.Speechless, Jackson eventually pulls down his mask, smiles and says "Thank you! Thank you all! I thank you all." WXIA reports the staff knew Jackson had some money to put toward a car, so the staff got together to raise the rest and surprise him."We heard that Chris had fallen on some hard times and we pulled together to help with his immediate needs," Combs told the news outlet. "This is a beautiful feeling," Jackson said. "Unity Grove is a special place, and we are so grateful for the people who are in our lives," the school wrote in a Facebook post about the video.Watch Jackson's reaction in the video above.
The head custodian at a Georgia elementary school can now drive to work instead of having to walk.
And it's all thanks to his co-workers.
Staff at Unity Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove, Georgia, recently came together to help beloved head custodian Chris Jackson, known at the school as "Mr. Chris."
"There 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," Jodi Combs, a special education teacher, said.
In a video the school posted to its Facebook page last month, two staff members identified by the school as Ms. Combs and Ms. MacDonald, walk with Jackson out to the parking lot before handing him a set of car keys.
"It's yours," he's told.
Speechless, Jackson eventually pulls down his mask, smiles and says "Thank you! Thank you all! I thank you all."
WXIA reports the staff knew Jackson had some money to put toward a car, so the staff got together to raise the rest and surprise him.
"We heard that Chris had fallen on some hard times and we pulled together to help with his immediate needs," Combs told the news outlet.
"This is a beautiful feeling," Jackson said.
"Unity Grove is a special place, and we are so grateful for the people who are in our lives," the school wrote in a Facebook post about the video.
Watch Jackson's reaction in the video above.
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