{"id":2255916,"date":"2024-05-30T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-200k-raised-for-elderly-veteran-pushing-shopping-carts-in-90-degree-heat-on-memorial-day\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:48:17","slug":"over-200k-raised-for-elderly-veteran-pushing-shopping-carts-in-90-degree-heat-on-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-200k-raised-for-elderly-veteran-pushing-shopping-carts-in-90-degree-heat-on-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"$200K+ Raised for Veteran Pushing Shopping Carts in 90-Degree Heat on Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-200k-raised-for-elderly-veteran-pushing-shopping-carts-in-90-degree-heat-on-memorial-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>90-year-old Air Force\u200c veteran Dillon McCormick, \u200bwho \u200dwas seen\u200d pushing \u2064shopping carts in sweltering\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-tells-iowa-republicans-he-can-lead-gop-past-biden\/\" title=\"DeSantis assures Iowa Republicans he can lead GOP beyond Biden.\">90-degree heat<\/a> in Louisiana, garnered $200,000+ in donations via GoFundMe thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-one-on-one-interview-with-tucker-carlson-an-interesting-idea\/\" title=\"Trump finds the idea of a one-on-one interview with Tucker Carlson intriguing.\">news anchor&#8217;<\/a>s viral story. The initiative sparked by Karen Swensen gained momentum on social media, with Hoda Kotb urging support for\u200d McCormick&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-for-america-to-do-well-unions-must-do-well\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris: For America to do well, unions must do well\">retirement fund<\/a>. Dillon \u2062McCormick, a 90-year-old Air Force veteran pushing shopping carts in 90-degree \u2064Louisiana heat, raised over $200,000 on GoFundMe after\u2064 a news anchor&#8217;s story went viral. Karen Swensen&#8217;s campaign gained\u200d traction on social media, backed by Hoda Kotb advocating \u2063for McCormick&#8217;s\u200b retirement fund.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/gofundme\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  contributors quickly raised more than $200,000 for 90-year-old air force <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/veterans\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">veteran<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  Dillon McCormick after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-announces-breast-cancer-diagnosis-urges-fans-to-get-screened\/\" title=\"Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Urges Fans To Get Screened\">news anchor made<\/a> the story of him pushing shopping carts in the hot sun go viral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karen Swensen, a former news anchor in New Orleans, was dismayed to encounter McCormick working outside in 90-degree heat in her home state of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/louisiana\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Memorial Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His plight encouraged her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-usaf-veteran-dillon-mccormick-retire-at-90\">to start<\/a> a GoFundMe, which was later shared by \u201cToday\u201d co-host Hoda Kotb on social media. \u201cLet\u2019s all help him,\u201d she urged her 2.5 million Instagram followers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 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So he must push carts in triple digit heat to make ends meet. He had the kindest smile and greatest attitude. He is grateful for his job and his work ethic speaks for itself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe pushes carts for HOURS. I met regular shoppers who say they see him doing this \u2018all the time.\u2019 Some, like a 73-year-old man with a limp, get out to help him. Many do double takes,\u201d it said. \u201cHe is not afraid of hard work but he\u2019s tired. And hungry. And frustrated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe is a veteran of the United States Military. It\u2019s Memorial Day. It\u2019s hot. Mr. McCormick was born in 1933, making him a part of the Silent Generation. Please, America, let us be his voice. We can do this. No donation is too small. If we could raise even enough for him to retire for a year, it\u2019s something. Thank you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1717170739895000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Ps3XbgPF2rL6bDpL8t5Cu\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Viewers answered the call, reaching the fundraiser\u2019s goal of $200,000 in 24 hours, the GoFundMe update stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThank you to all who donated to Mr. McCormick\u2019s fund. Together, we raised more than $220,000 in 24 hours, enough for him to retire!! Should he choose to remain working, it will be just that \u2013 his choice,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNo longer will the 90-year-old veteran have to push shopping carts in triple digit heat to put food on his table. He won\u2019t have to walk to work (should he choose to remain); he can Uber instead, or buy a car. He will live out his days in comfort and security. Tomorrow we will begin the process of transferring the funds. What a delightful day awaits for him! God bless all of you and God bless our veterans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a heartwarming gesture, GoFundMe donors rallied to raise over $200,000 for 90-year-old Air Force veteran Dillon McCormick. 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