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Pizza Driver Delivers In Snowstorm Only To Get $2 Tip — So Kind Strangers Step In

Close up of a man walking in a snowstorm. He's holding a pizza delivery box

On January 11, a snowstorm hit Brownsburg, Indiana. While the snow itself was beautiful, it didn’t take long for the roads to become dangerous. Throughout the day, there were small crashes and slide-offs. According to Lieutenant Richard Craig, they were getting nearly 30 calls an hour regarding such issues. And yet, a pizza delivery driver named Connor Stephanoff continued on with his work as he normally would.

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In doing so, he found himself delivering some pizzas to a family in a neighborhood Richard calls “affluent.” When the officer crossed paths with Connor, he simply had to find out what he was doing out in the cold, walking down the street. To say he was blown away by his reply would be an understatement. But what shocked him the most was learning how much of a tip they gave Connor: only $2! See their interaction in the video below.

@officercraig $2 TIP SHOULD BE A CRIME! Whoever did this: #SHAMEFUL ROCKSTAR PIZZA HAS A ROCKSTAR DRIVER. (Brownsburg, IN.) This guy is a RARE breed. During today’s all day snowstorm, crashes and slideoffs were coming in near 30 calls an hour. This school bus had a minor crash. The bus slid backwards and sideways down a hill and gets stuck, blocking this neighborhood street, and making it completely impassable. The roads were so bad, it took us 20 min. to get 3-4 miles. THIS #DELIVERYDRIVER pulled up before officers arrived. The delivery was about 1/4 mile past where the bus was blocking the street. This young man did not allow this to discourage him. He didn’t call his manager to complain, he didn’t call the customer and tell them their $40 pizza order could not be delivered. Oh no. THIS MAN IS BUILT DIFFERENT. He would not be discouraged by the obstacles he was encountering, which included a 1/2 mile hike round trip in the cold, wet snow. He parked his vehicle at the top of the hill, got out, wearing grey sweats, Nikes, and NO COAT nor GLOVES. He grabbed this #RockstarPizza, and took off hiking thru the very cold, and wet snow with the pizza in tow. It was the beginning of his shift at 4:30p on a Friday afternoon, BUT he was determined this family got their pizza. This is in a more affluent neighborhood, and I’m sure he thought he would be rewarded properly for his RARE display of PRIDE and DEDICATION to his work- that is often times not seen by some of his generation. But more so, he wanted to ensure this family got their pizza to their door! So they did not have to leave the confines of their warm, comfortable, AND VERY NICE home. He got my attention as I see him walking in the middle of street after he made the delivery. I said outloud “what does this guy think he is doing?” As I initially thought he was a neighbor coming to “rubberneck” the crash. The bus driver told me he walked by once and was delivering a pizza. I didn’t believe that fully because what young pizza delivery guy in 2025 would do this??? None that I know! Not believing it completely, I hit RECORD and ask this young man. I was dumbfounded and in disbelief when he confirmed. But most of all – I was impressed- AND STILL AM! I’m proud to witness this firsthand. But my excitement and pride quickly turned to frustration when I asked him about his tip. WHO TIPS A GUY WHO RISKS EVERYTHING TO DRIVE FOOD TO YOUR DOOR LIKE THIS?? Let alone, gets out to hike it to you while every road was nearly impassable! I REALLY HOPE this algorithm is good enough that whomever DID THIS, SEES THIS! You should be ashamed of yourself whoever u are!! SHAME ON YOU. A $40 pizza delivered and a $2 tip! EVERYONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CAN AFFORD IT. AND IF THEY CANT, STOP ORDERING PIZZA YOU CANT AFFORD! After processing he only received $2, and what I just witnessed, I reached for my own wallet. To PAY THE TIP FOR SOMEONE THAT PROBABLY MAKES DOUBLE MY SALARY. But I did not want this young man discouraged. Unfortunately my wallet was in my Tahoe, which was at the top of the big hill. I quickly as I could chased him down up the hill giving him the little cash I had in my wallet. (About $15) HE DESERVED MUCH MORE. Not sure who this guy is, BUT IF YOU DO, PLZ TAG HIM, SHOW HIM SOME ❤️❤️❤️ AND GIVE HIM THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES! Well done sir.🫡#IncredibleWork #Rockstar #Brownsburg #Indiana #delivery #Driver #snow #PizzaGuy #pizza @Dave Portnoy #LifeLawAndFootball #dedicated #workethic @Pat McAfee Show Clips ♬ original sound – Officer Craig

After recording this moment, Richard hurried as fast as he could to his police vehicle. All he had in his wallet was $15, but he gave all of it to this hardworking driver. But that’s not where this story ends! With so many people insisting that a GoFundMe be made for Connor, his thoughtful police officer did just that.

When Hardworking Pizza Delivery Driver Only Gets a $2 Tip During a Dangerous Snowstorm, He Receives an Outpouring of Support

While Connor greatly appreciated this act of kindness, he never expected it to get the response it has. As of this writing, a whopping $41,951 has been raised!

With this money, Connor hopes to buy a car. That way, he won’t have to use his grandmother’s. He also wants to help that same grandmother pay some bills. Finally, if there’s anything left over, that’ll go toward his college education.

Summarizing this incredible outcome for Connor, Richard says, “Good things come to good people who do the right thing.”

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