There are times when we may be around people on a regular basis and we don’t always know what is going on behind the scenes. For a man who washed dishes for a living, Leo Rivas, this was something that was apparent in his world.

The people who worked with Leo said that he was a very sweet person, but not all of them knew everything behind the scenes. They knew that he was a veteran, and they knew that he was kindhearted, and that was all it took for them to do something amazing.

The supervisor, Noemi Feliciano put something together with the help of the other workers that would show Leo how much he meant to them. It was a surprise, but it was something that really touched his heart.

A home-baked birthday cake was brought out as coworkers sang to Leo. It was a total surprise, and you can see in the video that he was tearing up and getting very emotional over the situation.

Noemi said that it had been a long time since he got a cake for his birthday. The video they took was shared on TikTok, and it went viral.

That got the ball rolling, and many who saw the birthday celebration on TikTok passed along their own regards to Leo as well. They also put together a crowdfunding page for him, and it has well over $4000 so far.

If you’d like to see the moment for yourself, you can do so in this video. Just be aware that you will probably cry big tears.