Brian Duggan | Reno Gazette-Journal

The owners at Holey Schmidt Donuts in downtown Reno posted surveillance video on Facebook of a woman stealing money from their tip jar over the weekend.

But instead of asking for the woman to be brought to justice, the owners just want people to bring in donations for her.

Here's the surveillance footage:

"While we are saddened by this, we also realize that if someone is in a place in their life, where they are desperate enough to steal from hard working employees, they are probably pretty down and out," owners Galen and Cadi Schmidt posted on their Facebook page.

"At Holey Schmidt Donuts we prefer to spread kindness," the post continued. "We are going to be collecting food for this woman, hoping this helps her to realize that there are other avenues of getting help and finding food."

The Schmidts said if they can't find the woman by May 7, then they'll donate the food to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. They're also offering a discount for customers who bring in a donation of non-perishable and non-expired food items this week.

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Holey Schmidt Donuts opened next to the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum in February.

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