Massachusetts McDonald’s Honors 40-Year Employee With $40,000 Tribute

Overview

• The celebration recognized Balbir Singh, also reported as Pargan “Balbir” Singh, for four decades with the Massachusetts franchise group.
• Franchise owner Lindsay Wallin organized the event and presented a $40,000 check, noting she oversees nine McDonald’s locations.
• Singh arrived by limousine to a red carpet and received a service award along with a commemorative “One in Eight” jacket.
• He began as kitchen crew in 1985 after moving from India and advanced into management over the years.
• Wallin says he now runs four of the group’s nine restaurants, and colleagues affectionately call him “Papa Bear.”