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Montgomery County women collecting cash to surprise restaurant workers with massive tips

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FOX 5 DC

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Two Gaithersburg women have started the MoCo Tip Challenge.

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Kristina Wesselink and Kristin Johnston are collecting donations through their newly created Facebook page and plan to use the cash to surprise restaurant workers with massive tips.

Montgomery County women collecting cash to surprise restaurant workers with massive tips

The pandemic has hit the restaurant industry hard and as the holidays approach a new trend is forming. It’s called the 2020 Tip Challenge – and two Maryland women are getting in on it and hoping you will help.

They got the idea from two moms who started a similar movement in a Chicago suburb.

Wesselink says people are already reaching out, nominating servers and bartenders in the county.

They’re hoping to give a minimum of $500 to each person they surprise and hoping the effort can continue through the holiday season and beyond.

Here's how you can help!