{"id":27718,"date":"2021-12-15T03:24:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T03:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=363441"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:07","slug":"dunkin-customer-surprises-homeless-employee-with-fully-furnished-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/dunkin-customer-surprises-homeless-employee-with-fully-furnished-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunkin\u2019 Customer Surprises Homeless Employee With Fully Furnished Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When an upbeat Dunkin\u2019 employee didn\u2019t show up for work for a few weeks, some of her customers noticed her absence and became concerned.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One customer, in particular, missed the 33-year-old Ebony Johnson when she didn\u2019t show up for her usual Dunkin\u2019 shifts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the mother of three finally returned to work, the customer, Suzanne Burke, discovered that Johnson had been struggling financially and had also been evicted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI wanted to give up. I cried. I come to work every day and nobody knows what I\u2019m going through because I always try to have a smile for our customers,\u201d Johnson said in an interview with Today<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Today<\/a>, Johnson had been facing unstable housing since her initial eviction back in early 2020, and things just weren\u2019t turning around for her.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, Burke, who\u2019d worked in social services in the past, offered to help Johnson in any way possible if she would accept that offer, and she did!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen she experienced this hardship, I just wanted to see if I could help her,\u201d Burke told WCPO<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Johnson knew Burke was speaking with different organizations and non-profits on her behalf, she never could\u2019ve expected what Burke was about to pull off.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On December 3, 2021, Burke finally presented Johnson with the best gift anyone could\u2019ve given her: A fully furnished home!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The mother and her three children were filmed as they walked into their new home: a furnished apartment in downtown Cincinnati. While Johnson cried tears of joy and disbelief, her kids were all smiles!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOh my God, it was so amazing, I just busted out crying. I never had a full furnished house. I never had help like this. I had been asking God to put us in a home before Christmas, and He really did. I\u2019m just so thankful,\u201d Johnson said to Today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n