<div><p>When Officer Branson from the McKinney, Texas police department saw a man walking beside a busy road, he did the right thing and pulled over to see if he needed help.</p><p>It turned out the man was just walking to work, but the officer was surprised by <strong>where</strong> this man was going. He was walking to McKinney from Plano, a city 15 miles away. </p><p>It turned out that this was nothing unusual for the man, who wants to only be identified as Patrick, because he spends nearly 3 hours walking to work 5 days a week.</p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/mckinneypolice/posts/564294090446972:0" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>Patrick used to work at a Braums restaurant in Plano, but when he was offered a promotion at the location in McKinney, he took the job.</p><p>So for the past 7 months, rain or shine, he's spent hours walking to work. Patrick says this is all about commitment. </p><p>"You make a commitment to your job, to go to work every day," he told <a href="http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Plano-Man-Walks-15-Miles-to-Work-in-McKinney-Every-Day-414213643.html">NBC</a>. "They expect you to go to work every day. No excuses."</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/Pat.PNG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/Pat_GH_content_550px.PNG 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>Patrick's community have rallied behind him since officer Branson shared his post, trying to raise money to get him a safe ride to work. A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/help-patrick-get-to-work">GoFundMe</a> page started for him raised nearly $4,000.</p><p>Don't be worried, at night when it's too dark to walk home safely Patrick's coworker gives him a ride. </p><h3>Share Patrick's inspiring story with someone you know!</h3></div>