‘Selfless’

On May 26, Mendoza returned to the Burger King and surprised the recent grad with the money raised for his future – at the time $6,000 – bringing him to tears.

“I don’t think he’s ever noticed how selfless he is until now,” Mycah Baker told the New York Post of her brother, the youngest of eight children. “He’s always done these things without a lot of people seeing it. It’s something that comes naturally to him.”

“Our family is extremely grateful that somebody like Myke (his family nickname) is getting the attention that he’s ultimately always deserved,” Mycah added.

Tearful gratitude

When the kind-hearted woman asked his plans for college, Baker explained he was financially restricted but was hoping to go to a trade school.

Addressing Mendoza’s TikTok followers, the young man – still overcome with emotion – said, “Thank you so much, I was thinking of taking a gap year because I didn’t have money for school, but thank you to all of you. Now, I might actually go straight to technical college and get my mechanical (sic).”