Making friends can be hard, especially as adults. But 87-year-old Doug Turner doesn’t let age stand in the way of having a good time. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, resident recently went viral after personally delivering a hand-made invitation to his “Winter Party” to his neighbor, Michelle Hernandez. Her home security camera captured the endearing moment, marking the beginning of a new friendship.
Hernandez is new to the neighborhood, and hadn’t had the pleasure of meeting Turner just yet. The doorcam footage shows the elderly man carefully approaching Hernandez’s doorstep with his walking stick, with a bunch of paper invitations sticking out of his pocket. He rings the doorbell, and pulls one invite out, ready to make his party pitch.
“Hi, I’m Doug across the street… I live over in that house there,” Turner said. “This is an invite to a party I’m having on February 15th. I didn’t want to leave it in the mailbox.” Hernandez thanked Turner and went back inside to take a closer look at the invite. She unfolded the paper to discover a hand-drawn snowflake with the words, “A Celebration of Winter… 4PM until the cops arrive.”
Touched by the sweet gesture, Hernandez couldn’t resist sharing the moment on TikTok. Her video blew up, racking up over 2 million views, with countless people in the comments cheering her on to go to the party. Of course, Hernandez didn’t hesitate to RSVP “yes.” And just like any highly anticipated event, the excitement quickly caught on.
Brands—and even Michael Bublé—jumped in, offering food, drinks, and gifts to make the celebration even more special. Turner even received fan mail from around the world from people inspired by his mission to bring neighbors together. Despite all the hype, Turner wanted to keep things simple, limiting the guest list to just a few dozen neighbors.
Turner has called the street home for 16 years, though he’s moved around a lot throughout his life. He and his late wife used to host winter parties every year, and now, Turner is keeping that tradition alive. “My wife is gone now, so it gives me something to keep me busy,” he said. “I’m going to get these people in one room, and maybe they’ll get to know each other.”
When February 15 came along, Hernandez shared a short live video from the party, as well as a personal update from Turner at the end of the night. “I’m closing out the night,” he said, “It’s been going about five of six hours or so. I’m starting to get kind of tired. It’s been great to connect with a bunch of great neighbors.” He adds, “We didn’t get through all the food and drinks, but we did put a big hole in the pile.” And fortunately, the “cops never showed up.”
Check out Hernandez’s videos on Doug’s Winter Party below.
87-year-old Doug Turner recently went viral after personally delivering a hand-made invitation to his “Winter Party” to his neighbor, Michelle Hernandez.
Hernandez didn’t think twice about RSVPing “yes” and even stopped by to let Turner know that his sweet gesture gained online attention.
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Hernandez shared a series of videos from the day of the highly anticipated party.
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In her live video from Turner’s place, you can see that a lot of neighbors showed up to join the fun.
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Hernandez also shared a personal update from Turner at the end of the night.
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Brands—and even Michael Bublé—jumped in, offering food, drinks, and gifts to make the celebration even more special.
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Turner’s party even made the news, inspiring people from around the world to throw their own winter parties.
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Source: Man, 87, Goes Viral for Delivering Party Invitations Door-to-Door: ‘4 PM until the cops arrive’
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