Allen Marshall has been saving up his money to purchase a knife sharpening tool, but decided to use it to help those on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic instead.
Marshall was inspired to do something nice for the local hospital staff after dropping his wife, who is an essential worker, off at her shift with Blue Cross Blue Shield.
He decided to buy gas for nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers on their way to work.
He stood outside on the corner of the Exxon gas station near the Detroit Medical Center holding a sign that read: “Free Gas for Nurses”.
Marshall ended up spending $900 of his own money to help fill the gas tanks of between 50 and 80 vehicles belonging to essential medical workers on the front lines.
Once he ran out of money he held up a different sign that read: "Thank You for All You Do!" #GoodVibes