When Mendoza asked about his plans for college, Baker admitted he had been unsure he could afford to continue his education and had considered taking a gap year. Overcome with emotion, he thanked Mendoza and her followers directly.
“Thank you so much, I was thinking of taking a gap year because I didn’t have money for school, but thank you to all of you,” he said. “Now, I might actually go straight to technical college and get my mechanical.”
He added, still fighting back tears, “I never thought this would happen to me, I’m very thankful.”
With the support flowing in, Baker now plans to attend a technical college and pursue a mechanical program, a path that once felt financially out of reach.
The outpouring of generosity didn’t stop with the GoFundMe. Burger King’s own foundation stepped in as well, contributing an additional $10,000 scholarship on top of the money already raised through the campaign.
