"cnn.com, College, and Food: A Waffle House Waitress Gets $16,000 In  Scholarship Money After Being Caught On  Camera Cutting Older Customer's Food  @balleralert A Waffle House Waitress Gets $16,000 In Scholarship Money After Being Caught On Camera Cutting Older Customer's Food - Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It doesn't cost much to be nice to someone, but it may pay off. One La Marque, Texas waitress is getting a $16,000 scholarship for giving great customer service. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Waffle House waitress, Evoni Williams was working her regular shift at the restaurant when an older customer asked her to cut his food. ""I was just like, 'Sure! If you need help, that's what I am here for,'"" the 18-year-old waitress told CNN. ""My cook was calling my name to pick up food I had on the board, but I continued to cut his ham."" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The older customer's name is Adrien Charpentier, and he had been experiencing weakness in his hands after he left the hospital, where he was treated for pneumonia. While she was cutting his food, Williams caught the attention of another customer sitting at a table who snapped a picture of Williams and posted it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From there, the photo went viral and La Marque Mayor Bobby Hocking took notice. His gift to her was proclaiming March 8 ""Evoni 'Nini' Williams Day"" in her honor. But that's not the end, the President of Texas Southern University heard about her good deed and gave her $16,000 in scholarship money. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When Williams begins her college career, she intends to major in business administration and one day plans to open her own salon or restaurant."
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