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A viral Tennessee movie theater worker, 85, was surprised with $146K as strangers rallied together to help her \u201cenjoy retirement.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Mary Ellen Eron was seen hauling a heavy black garbage bag and pushing a cleaning cart during her shift at the theater in Maryville, Tenn., which has since been viewed more than 13 million times. <\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s secretly help retire this beautiful woman. No one deserves to work at this age,\u201d movie customer Brooklyn Green, who filmed the video, captioned the post. <\/p>\n

Green launched a fundraiser last weekend after watching Mary, who has been a movie theater staffer for 45 years, hard at work\u00a0 \u2013 even though she\u2019s a stranger.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew nothing about her. I didn\u2019t even know her name when I went to the theater,\u201d Green told WATE reported. \u201cI just decided that she was working so hard, and I aspired to be like her one day.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer physical appearance didn\u2019t look too comfortable, especially since the way she was working so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green set a target of $200,000 \u2013 and she raised $146,317 before pausing donations. More than 7,500 people donated to the charitable cause.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Green posted the moment that she presented Eron, who helps the homeless and her local church, with the total figures from the crowdfunding page. <\/p>\n

\u201cOh my goodness. That\u2019s a lot of money,\u201d Eron said as she realized the number on the piece of paper.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a lot of money and you deserve every bit of it,\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n

The clip also featured a message from Eron, who addressed the people who had contributed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThank you so very much to all the wonderful people that have donated money to the GoFundMe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m overwhelmed and certainly blessed by the Lord and you wonderful people. Thank you once more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The theater\u2019s manager revealed it will be Eron\u2019s decision when she retires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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