A Louisiana grocery store employee invited a boy with autism to help him stock the shelves — a kind act that inspired the boy’s sister to start a GoFundMe for the employee so he could afford to go to college and become a teacher.
Delaney Alwosaibi posted a heartwarming video to Facebook of her 17-year-old brother, Jack Ryan Edwards, whom she calls Ziggy, stocking shelves with 20-year-old Jordan Taylor at a Baton Rouge Rouse’s.
“We all know autism makes going out difficult, and sometimes grocery stores can be a challenge,” she wrote in the Facebook post.
“This young man took the time to slow down and allow Jack Ryan to help for over 30 minutes, guiding him as he finished his task,” she added.
Taylor says he noticed Edwards watching him work, and felt compelled to reach out to him.
“Something in the back of my mind was just like, ‘Ask if he wants to help you,'” Taylor told WAFB.
The post has since been shared thousands of times on social media by people who are inspired by Taylor’s altruism.
“It might seem like nothing to others, but as you can hear my dad say in the video, ‘I’m watching a miracle right now.’ Let’s find out who ‘Jordan’ at Rouse’s on Drusilla is and hook him up with something awesome. Anyone have any ideas?” Alwosaibi wrote in the post.
In the video, Taylor talks about his plans to re-enroll in school. Based on viewers’ suggestions, Alwosaibi started a GoFundMe for Taylor’s education that’s nearly reached its $40,000 goal.
“I know Jordan mentioned he wants to go back to school. My mom and I are both special education teachers and I have to say, if he does go on to go to college I might put a bug in his ear to pursue that path because people like my brothers and my students need people like him around,” Alwosaibi told WAFB.


