{"id":26403,"date":"2025-03-10T22:44:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=26403"},"modified":"2025-03-10T22:44:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:44:33","slug":"donnie-wahlberg-hands-single-mom-jaw-dropping-tip-at-ihop-tells-her-open-it-when-we-leave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=26403","title":{"rendered":"Donnie Wahlberg hands single mom jaw-dropping tip at IHOP \u2013 tells her \u2018open it when we leave\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turning a new leaf and starting your life over is something not many people have the courage to do. However, a woman named Bethany Provencher isn\u2019t one of those people who are afraid of challenges and new beginnings.<\/p>\n

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This woman, who is a single mom of an 11-year-old boy, packed all of her belongings and moved to St. Charles, Illinois for a fresh start after 18 years in Miami.<\/p>\n

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Having worked in the customer service industry for 25 years, she quickly found a job as a server at the local IHOP. She even moved into a new apartment but didn\u2019t have any money to furnish it.<\/p>\n

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One day, while on the job, she spotted two familiar faces, that of singer-songwriter\u00a0Donnie Wahlberg and his wife Jenny McCarthy.<\/p>\n

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Donnie being one of Bethany\u2019s favorite singers, she was happy to be their server. What she didn\u2019t know, however, was that the day would turn even better.<\/p>\n

When they finished with their lunch, Donnie and Jenny paid the bill, which was $35.27, and left Bethany a message on the receipt which read,\u00a0\u201cThanks, Bethany, Happy New Year<\/em>.\u00a02020 Tip Challenge<\/em>,\u201d leaving her a generous\u00a0tip<\/a>\u00a0of $2,020.<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CA \u2013 NOVEMBER 23: Actress Jenny McCarthy and actor\/singer Donnie Wahlberg arrive at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

They asked her not to open the receipt until\u00a0they left. Once she got the chance to take a look at it, she noticed the generous tip. Needless to say, Bethany was over the moon.<\/p>\n

Kind gestures like this one can certainly make everyone\u2019s day. For more on the story go to the video below.<\/p>\n