{"id":12308,"date":"2016-12-19T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/?p=12308"},"modified":"2016-12-19T13:00:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:00:41","slug":"paying-it-forward-with-stonyfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/2016\/paying-it-forward-with-stonyfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying it forward with Stonyfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is sponsored by Stonyfield.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Stonyfield recently reached out to all of their bloggers and asked if we wanted to spread a little holiday cheer with a pay it forward project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obviously the answer was easy, yes!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Problem was deciding what to do with they money they sent to me and if I would be matching their generosity now or later.<\/span><\/p>\n

I sat with some friends and talked it through and decided that I would buy Starbucks gift cards and then sit back at a nearby table and watch everyone’s reactions. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The afternoon of the project, I bought myself a coffee (obviously!) and then told the barista that I wanted her to use the two gift cards I had just purchased at target to be used on future orders until they were gone. I gave her the receipt and the packaging to protect both of us. <\/p>\n

She gave me my coffee and I sat and watched. <\/p>\n

The first lady came up to me immediately with tears in her eyes told her that I completely made her day and she gave me the most amazing hug.<\/p>\n

Most people just glanced over at me and anyone else sitting at a nearby tables,  I assume trying to figure out who just bought their coffee.<\/p>\n

There was one more lady who approached me and thanked me. I’m assuming she asked the barista who paid.<\/p>\n

This resulted in the guy at the next table asking me if I owned the Starbucks. Nope. Sorry. I only wish.<\/p>\n

My boys had a blast watching the people’s smiles. I mentally calculated when the money was gone and we left. It was an incredibly amazing feeling to make that many people happy.<\/p>\n

I plan to do this at least twice a year, on my own. It was so much fun.
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