The Big Fat Tip celebrated its 6th anniversary by handing out six surprise $1,000 tips to randomly selected U.S. service workers. We typically do the anniversary drop in our hometown of Lakeland, Florida, but after Hurricane Helene devastated Cedar Key, we felt that we could make a bigger impact there.
We didn’t need to draw a business out of a hat or flip a coin; there were only six open that day that aligned with our schedule. Cedar Key continues to rebuild, many more businesses have opened, and they are ready to serve you!
Cedar Key is a special place. Go see it for yourself.
Huge thanks to our volunteer of the day, Blake Echeverry, who took a full day off during the busy holiday season to travel to Cedar Key and assist with all six drops.
These tips would not happened without our generous donors, most of whom have donated multiple times throughout the years: Eric Vaden, Nat Bartholomew, Lakisha Woods, Bob London, Andy and Tracy Rawlings, AB Torres, Cathi Horner, Lowell Aplebaum, Barb Parks, Janice Stephens, Sherry Budziak, Ricky Reynolds, Jennifer Saldana, Danielle Foisy, Damon Dennis, April E, Nicole Araujo, Brad Sundgren, Mike Chamberlain, Eric and Kelly, Alan Alford Sports Talk Show, and The Interesting Conversations Company.
