Homeless chef surprised with a food truck after viral TikTok video

• The Dream Machine Foundation visited Colorado Springs and ran into Tony Rojas, a homeless chef.
• The foundation, which grants people their dream wish, surprised Tony with his own food truck.
• Tony lost hos job during the pandemic and has been living in a van with his wife.

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The Dream Machine Foundation and its team are traveling the country to help as many people as they can. The organization is a nonprofit with a mission to make dreams come true for individuals all over the world. They help people who lack finances, resources or support to achieve their dreams.

The group visited Colorado Springs and ran into Tony Rojas, a homeless chef whose dream is to own a food truck.

“We just fell in love with him and he started crying, but we looked into his eyes and this man, there’s something special here about this man,” said Charlie Rocket, who runs the foundation.

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The interaction was shared on TikTok, and the video received over 35 million views in 24 hours. In the video, Tony can be heard saying, “I just wanted to cook food for people. I just don’t want to give up.”

Tony lost his job during the pandemic and has been living in a van with his wife for the past 18 months. The foundation also paid for a haircut and new clothing.

To help Tony achieve his dream, the foundation organized a fundraiser so that people could try some of his food. Thousands of dollars in donations poured in, and the foundation surprised him with a $40,000 food truck.

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“It’s surreal. It’s like a baseball player going from triple A to the majors. You’re in the big show now and it’s time to perform and watch all these smiles who are waiting,” said Tony.

Rocket said that Tony never stopped chasing his dream despite his situation.

“Tony is so special, even though he’s homeless we can’t judge people based upon where they’re at in life because he was knocked down,” he said.

The story gets even better because now Tony is being mentored by a popular chef in town.

Chef Brother Luck owns two restaurants in Colorado Springs, including Lucky Dumpling and IV by Brother Luck. Soon, he will be helping Tony get his new food truck business off the ground.

The Dream Machine Foundation and supporters who saw Rojas’ story on TikTok also helped Rojas and his wife move into an apartment in Colorado Springs.

When Tony got into his new place, he said, “It’s one of the greatest days of my life. There’s no word for it. Because what I feel is love, appreciation, commitment, diligence, all of that. And it took a lot to get here.”

Source: KOAA.com