How did you pay it forward today?
Today is the sixth anniversary of that tragic day which we said, "Never Forget." As we remember those who lost their lives, we also remember all the generosity and kindness to strangers. Please go out and do three good deeds today as a remembrance. Comment here (anonymously) to share your story.
September 11, 2007
• Bought dozens of umbrellas and gave them out to rain-soaked pedestrians on the street.
• Gave $20 to the proprietor of a local liquor store to pay for the next customer’s purchase.
• Bought $10 gift cards to Blockbuster Video and put them on windshields in the teacher’s parking lot at a local elementary school.
• Bought a potted plant and left it on the doorstep of a homebound woman.
• Bought reusable, aluminum bottles, filled them with cold water, and brought them to for hard working volunteers.
• Bought 4 tote bags, filled them with toiletries and donated to a local shelter for battered women.
• Bought four Book People gift certificates, donated them to new teachers at a local elementary school.
• Donated $100 to a day care to help families pay for their child’s daycare tuition.
• Paid for $100 worth of drinks at Starbucks for unsuspecting customers.
• Bought breakfast for a stranger, and left the change in the tip jar.
• Bought groceries for elderly people at H-E-B Grocery.
• Paid for veterinary bills at a local animal hospital.
• Set up a donation bucket and contributed $50 to save pets from being euthanized.
• Bought composition books, glue sticks, pencils, and several electric pencil sharpeners for students at local school.
• Bought doughnuts for teachers at a local school.
• Bought toys for patients at a local children’s hospital.
• Donated money to Half Price books so the management could double the money of people who come in to sell books.
• Left a $100 tip for a server at a local restaurant.
• Handed out month-long Capital Metro bus passes at downtown and Eastside bus stops.
• Bought gas for patrons at an Eastside gas station.
• Helped man who ran out of gas push his car to the gas station, and bought gas for him.
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• Gave a Walgreen's gift card with the 'Pay It Forward' message on it to a panhandler.
• Gave a Walgreen's gift card with the 'Pay It Forward' message on it to one of our office janitors.
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God bless everyone who took the time to participate in this movement today. I will make sure to pass the information on for next year's anniversary. (Comment this)
I wrote entry #2 above. So at work today, at the cafeteria check out, I realized I had no cash, as I scurried off to the ATM just outside, a stranger behind me said "No I'll treat you, serious. I said oh please." When I got back from the ATM she had and was no where to be found. She told the cashier she wanted to do a random good act for the day. What goes around really comes around!
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being such an inspiration to others. (Comment this)