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Eric Matheny is a McDonalds worker and civil rights activist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently works in Allentown, Pennsylvania and has been named employee of the month in February 2024 and March 2024. Matheny was born on September 8, 1994, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. His parents are Peter Matheny and Olga Matheny. As a kid, Eric had many friends and was popular at school. But it all came crashing down when he found out McDonalds was closing its Oklahoma City location. In a recent interview, Matheny quoted, "I had to put a stop to this, I couldn't let McDonalds close in such a city". When he was 14, he abandoned his family and flew to Oklahoma City to stop the closing. On November 23, 2008, a day before the McDonalds was closing, he threatened the rob the then McDonalds CEO, Jim Skinner, and threatened to send his dog to the Russian government. Because of this, Skinner didn't close the McDonalds and left it open. The people of Oklahoma City celebrated this achievement. In 2009, Oklahoma governor Brad Henry declared every November 23rd in Oklahoma a state-wide holiday. Today, millions across the state celebrate and Tulsa hosts the biggest celebration ever.