An online fundraising effort has gone viral on TikTok in order to help an 81-year-old Eat’n Park server retire.

Leo and his mother Tamie Konzier were eating at an Eat’n Park on McKnight Road in Ross Township. Their server was named Betty, and she has been on the job for at least three decades.

“She was a great waitress, she remembered all our orders, very nice, super friendly, funny, a great waitress,” Konzier said.

Konzier heard Betty tell a customer during her meal that the only reason she was still on the job at 81 was that Social Security wasn’t paying the bills.

“I just couldn’t imagine. Like, my grandmother is in her 80s. I just couldn’t imagine her still having to work and provide,” Konzier said.

Leo and Konzier came up with a two-part plan to help Betty. Part one was leaving a big tip for Betty after they finished their meal. Part two was to spread the word on the information superhighway known as social media.

“‘Do you think we should make a TikTok, Leo?’ and Leo was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do it, Mom,’” Konzier said.

An online fundraiser to help Betty out financially blew up on the internet. As of Friday evening, more than $260,000 had been raised.

Part three of Konzier and Leo’s plan was to meet up with Betty and tell her the grand total of the fundraiser. Betty’s name isn’t being released, but it’s likely she’s pretty surprised.

“I guess I’m going to call Eat’n Park and figure this out. I didn’t expect it to blow up,” Konzier said.

Eat n’ Park released a statement regarding Betty and mentioned that they’re thrilled about the outpouring.

Konzier says Betty’s worked long and hard enough to make her own choice of what to do with the money, but Konzier says she hopes she enjoys some of the cash.

“I hope she retires and maybe gets to travel, if she wants, or pay off bills,” Konzier said.

And while Konzier and so many others have given so much to Betty, she offered a little advice to Tamie and Leo that’s priceless.

“Enjoy your life because it goes fast,” Konzier said.