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When the Karen in the story isn't the Karen of the story

Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023

Image: Screenshot, WCHS

If you've ever been to the Starbucks on Marshall University's West Virginia campus, chances are you've met Karen Collinsworth. 

The beloved supervisor is admired by not only her barista employees, but by the students and professors who frequent the coffee shop as well. 

  • "She's just so loving and caring... there's no other person I would want as my supervisor other than Karen, because she's just such a great person," barista Madelyn Witt said.

So when Karen's team heard her car had been broken into, they quickly got to work setting up a GoFundMe for their supervisor. They started with a goal of $10,000 to get her back on her feet.

Donations started quickly pouring in from across town, and it wasn't long before they had raised more than 4x their goal. 

🗯 What she's saying: "They set that goal and I was like, 'Guys, you're so silly,'" Karen recalled. "I love them so much and they were just being kind, and they are very kind, but they just don't realize what they did [for me]."

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