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From grocery store strangers to carpool companions: Act of kindness forms an unexpected friendship
Debbie Rhoden started giving rides to Keith Tidwell after losing her son; Tidwell's five-mile walk to work has turned into a regular carpool over the past year.
- In Macon, Georgia, Kroger customer Debbie Rhoden began regularly driving Keith Tidwell, a night‑shift produce worker at Kroger, forming a routine carpool.
- Facing a long commute, Keith Tidwell walked nearly five miles from Jones County, a trip he says takes about an hour and 45 minutes and can be dark and dangerous, while Debbie Rhoden was motivated by her late son Carlos Hill's love of helping others.
- After she pulled over, Rhoden says she recognized him and said, `I said that looked like the young guy that works at Kroger, so I turned around, went back and got him.`
- Tidwell says the rides have made him feel safer and the relationship has grown from strangers into friends as he works toward his driver's license.
- She links the help to her late son and says she felt no hesitation letting a stranger into her car and life, about a year and a half ago they began the rides.
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From grocery store strangers to carpool companions: Act of kindness forms an unexpected friendship
She saw a familiar face walking to work in the dark and turned her car around. What started as one ride has grown into a routine and a friendship.
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