The convenience store chain previously had called to offer a gift basket with diapers and other merchandise, the baby's mother said. The additional pledge was totally unexpected.
Rachel Langford's phone has been ringing nonstop since 7-11, when she gave birth to a girl at 7:11 pm, weighing 7 pounds and 11 ounces.
But the most exciting call came from 7-Eleven, which celebrated the news of J'Aime Brown's birth by pledging $7,111 to her college fund.The convenience store chain previously had called to offer a gift basket with diapers and other merchandise, Langford said. The additional pledge was totally unexpected.When a company representative asked if she was interested, Langford's answer was a resounding yes."I was completely shocked," she told CNN."I kind of just freaked out.
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