They have the community in mind. They care about each and every one of us. These people are incredible. “Our whole police force is amazing, and these guys at night, I went to Zoë and I said, let’s take care of it,” said Arline Wood.

It appears that the cops left a substantial gift as a sign of gratitude.

To thank the two Outback Steakhouse employees, the Slidell Police Department later posted a photo of the receipt on their Facebook page.

It instantly went viral.

However, that’s not at all what Arline Wood or Zoë Rao wanted. They did not want their incredible performance to be seen by everyone.

When asked about it later, Arline Wood actually acknowledged that the attention had been a bit too much to handle.

“I received a call early in the morning and wondered what you were talking about.” Wood reflected.

I was getting phone calls from people, and then we saw it on Facebook, and then on this website, and that website. We didn’t do it for the attention because, well, I hate attention of any kind.

But might something good come out of all the publicity?

Arline and Zoë sincerely hope that by doing this modest deed, others would be motivated to express their thanks to those who put their lives in danger every day to keep us secure.

These women deserve a lot of praise for setting a wonderful example of how to show our gratitude to the law enforcement officers who bravely face evil every day so that we don’t have to!

I think there should be more incidents like these rather than tales of people disobeying or disrespecting police personnel.

These kinds of expressions of gratitude act as a continual reminder of their motivations. To every first responder, thank you so much!

Please share this on Facebook to inspire others to show their appreciation to those who risk their lives every day to keep us safe.