[Vision2020] Paying It Forward

[lfalen]

Go for it. The Grange will be honoring a local citizen for their community work.
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 10:13:33 -0700
To: "lfalen" lfalen at turbonet.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Paying It Forward

> How about it guys?
> 
> Would y'all be interested in "Moscow . . . Paying It Forward" as an
> addition to "Moscow Cares"?
> 
> The site would consist of:
> 
> Charitable work by local citizens.
> 
> Photos/Essays of locals helping others.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Tom Hansen
> 
> > People are indeed nice. I had a similar experience at Winco. I had
> > forgotten my check book. The guy behind me offered to pay for my
> > groceries. He said he lived in Genesee and gave me his name, but did not
> > want any money. He did not have a land line phone so I had a hard time
> > finding him. I asked the postmaster and she told me where he lived and I
> > was able to pay him back. Cody Meachem is one of the good guys.
> > Roger
> > -----Original message-----
> > From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
> > Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 14:06:55 -0700
> > To: "Moscow Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Paying It Forward
> >
> >> Courtesy of today's (May 11, 2009) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with
> >> extended
> >> appreciation to Lisa Spence and continued gratitude to the fine people
> >> of
> >> Moscow.
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Paying it forward
> >>
> >> In response to the letter to the editor written by Rukhsana Ghazanfar
> >> (Opinion, May 2 & 3), I just want to thank the Ghazanfars for the
> >> recognition and sincerity they have shown me.
> >>
> >> I remember once when I was at WinCo with my daughter, who at the time
> >> was
> >> less than a year old, and had a shopping cart full of food and other
> >> less
> >> important necessities.
> >>
> >> As the cashier was scanning the items I realized I was out of checks.
> >> The
> >> cashier was less than kind about the situation. I was so humiliated,
> >> almost in tears, when a lady behind me offered to pay for my groceries.
> >> I
> >> couldn't believe it. I told her I would purchase the items, all I ask
> >> was
> >> that she buy the one item I really needed - a can of formula for my
> >> daughter, and I would pay her back. She insisted on paying for all the
> >> groceries and would not give me her name and address so that I could
> >> later
> >> reimburse her.
> >>
> >> She only asked that I do something for someone else, someday. I have
> >> searched for that "something" and have done things, but my deeds never
> >> really seemed to add up to what that lady did for me, until now.
> >>
> >> My daughter is now 12 years old and the proud smile on her face when the
> >> Ghazanfars came to my work and thanked me was priceless. The beautiful
> >> ring or value thereof could never surpass the look in her eyes.
> >>
> >> So to the Ghazanfars, I say thank you for your gift of kindness, sincere
> >> appreciation, and the real life lesson of "paying it forward" my
> >> daughter
> >> witnessed that day.
> >>
> >> Moscow is truly a great community.
> >>
> >> Lisa Spence, Moscow
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> May I suggest that Moscow, Idaho consider joining "Pay It Forward
> >> Movement: Changing the World One Favor at a Time."
> >>
> >> http://www.payitforwardmovement.org/
> >>
> >> Tom Hansen
> >> Moscow, Idaho
> >>
> >> "Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give
> >> without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without
> >> meanness."
> >>
> >> - George Sand
> >>
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> >
> 
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
>