DEEDS: Good ones pay dividends

Pay it forward. PLR, Positive Life Radio FM 104.9, does something unique on a regular basis. It’s called “Pay it Forward.” This is how it works, for example, at Starbucks on Hayden Avenue and Prairie Avenue. A drive-through customer tells the employee she wants to pay for the car behind her. As the car approaches the window to pay they are told that the car in front of them paid for their order. Sometimes a note is also given which says something like “Hope you have a great day. God bless you!” That simple, yet profound, act of kindness touches the recipient and they pay it forward by paying for the car behind them. An employee at Starbucks told me that they’ve had as many as 12 customers “paying it forward.” Try it, you will be the one receiving the blessing!

VICKY RICHARDSON

Bayview