Remember the story of Jordan Taylor, the Rouses employee who invited teen with autism Jack Ryan Edwards to help him stock the shelves at the store where he worked in Louisiana?
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Edwards was shopping with his father and had spotted Taylor working and became fascinated with what he was doing, which was when Taylor let him join in with the task for almost 30 minutes.
The heartwarming footage obviously went viral, and Taylor was praised across the globe for his friendliness and patience.
Now it seems his kindness has been rewarded, having not only been gifted his very own car, but also $100,000 (£80,000) - which has been crowdfunded on GoFundMe to help him go to college.
The car was given to Taylor by Neighbors FCU and Enterprise Car Sales.
Taylor wasn't there to accept the generous gift as he'd started classes at Grambling State University this week, so his mum Teresa came long for him.
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"On behalf of Jordan I just want to thank everyone for making this possible," Teresa Taylor said.
"What Jordan did, it wasn't for form or fashion. That was just him being Jordan. As a family, we greatly appreciate this."
Congressman Garret Graves also dropped by to show his support.
"If anybody deserves credit here, it's (Jordan's) mother," Graves said.
"What we've seen over the recent years is the people that are getting attention are the ones that are that are divisive. And here what's happening is, the good deeds are being recognized."
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Taylor was also given a $500 gas card to get him going.
"We are so proud of Jordan for pursuing his dream of becoming a math teacher by enrolling at Grambling State University," Neighbors President and CEO Steve Webb said.
"We are elated that Neighbors is able to provide a car for Jordan to visit his family while he is away at college."
Featured Image Credit: Sid Edwards
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