Earlier this week, a group of Black Atlanta entrepreneurs paid thousands of dollars worth of shoppers’ groceries at a metro Atlanta grocery store.
What We Know:
- Brad and Tronda Giles joined other entrepreneurs, surprising Kroger customers by paying for their groceries in their carts. The group of entrepreneurs included about 20 Atlanta business people, aside from Giles, who owns a company that provides in-home nursing care, was celebrity fitness trainer Jason Lobdell.
- The group also included author and entrepreneur Nehemiah Davis, marketing executive Mary Seats, a trucking company owner Alix Burton and more.
- The IGTV video, which is now viral, demonstrates Brad and Tronda Giles, alongside some of their colleague entrepreneurs, taking leadership over registers and paying for groceries for surprised and happy customers.
Customers at an Atlanta-area grocery store were treated to a Thanksgiving surprise when a group of local entrepreneurs paid for thousands of dollars of groceries https://t.co/IVMNxBOu10
— CNN (@CNN) November 26, 2020
- Brad Giles mentioned to Fox5 Atlanta that they all just took their own individual lanes, and each of them took a lane to take up as many registers as they can to let people know, the groceries were on them.
- The give-back lasted for about two hours, and some shoppers were seen crying while others danced with joy, filming the event on their cellphones.
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- Brad Giles, who is on Instagram as @brad.panther, expressed in the post, “This is the season of giving, and it’s more important than ever to give back to those in need! We had the Kroger at Wesley Chapel in Atl on fire by giving out free groceries and paying for everyone for over 2 hours! Well over $40,000 in purchases given back to our community!”
- “Not only did we shut down the grocery store,” Giles wrote in his post, “we helped inspire the community by showing them that entrepreneurs can give back to the community just as big as any celebrity, and it was so much fun helping so many people this holiday season.”
The group mentioned they also assisted those in the community by paying for gas and giving homeless people funds.
