A Wisconsin waitress got a Christmas morning surprise from a customer - a $1,000 tip.
The customer and tipper was Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County.
Callie Blue, 29, was waiting tables at Gus's Diner in Sun Prairie, just outside Madison, at 6 a.m. Sunday when she started chatting with one of the few customers in the restaurant at that hour, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.& Girls Clubs of Dane County. He told the newspaper he was looking for people in need as part of the club's Pay It Forward campaign. Two donors had given about $5,000 for tip money.
He said his Christmas Day schedule was booked with families he planned to help starting at 7:30 a.m. so he searched the internet for restaurants open at 6 a.m. and learned about Gus's Diner. He also had gotten an email about Blue and wanted to measure her customer service skills and demeanor. He was impressed enough to pull $1,000 from the $5,000 tip money. He said about 12 servers got big tips but Blue got the biggest one because it was Christmas morning and she was the last recipient.Watch: Dance battle between teacher and student
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