The heroic crew members who sprang into action last week were also at the shower and spent most of the time doting on little Nandi. They’ve each been recognized with a gift card from the owner as part of McDonald’sThank You Crew initiative.
Tunisia Woodward, Sha’querria Kaigler, and Keisha Blue-Murray.Derek Oladokun, Visage Temps for McDonald’s
The program launched earlier this year as a way for customers or fellow employees to recognize outstanding McDonald’s crew members and managers who are going above and beyond.
Worthy was in labor and on her way to the hospital last week when she asked her fiancé to pull over so she could go to the bathroom. He stopped at the McDonald’s.
“I went into the bathroom andmy water broke immediately,” Worthy told local news affiliate 11 Alive in Atlanta. “It was an experience because it happened so fast.”
Worthy started screaming and Woodward, the general manager of that location, came to help, the new mom recounted.
Woodward notified two colleagues, Kaigler and Blue-Murray, and all three readied to help deliver.
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“Sha’querria grabbed the phone, dialed 911. Keisha ran, looking at the door,” Woodward recalled.
Nandi was born three pushes and 15 minutes later, according to the news report.
The McDonald’s employees immediately gave the little girl a cute McDonald’s-centric nickname.
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“I said, we’re going to name her Little Nugget. That’s her nickname: McDonald’s Little Nugget,” Woodward said.
“She’s definitely a nugget,” Phillips added. “My parents loved the name, too. We were like, ‘Okay, it fits her. My little nugget.’ "
source: people.com
