http://deweberdesign.com/2009/11/01/pay-it-forward-and-whatnot/ professional loafing Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:48:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://deweberdesign.com/2009/11/01/pay-it-forward-and-whatnot/comment-page-1/#comment-8228 deWeb Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:26:35 +0000 http://deweberdesign.com/?p=764#comment-8228 that's awesome! that's awesome!

]]> http://deweberdesign.com/2009/11/01/pay-it-forward-and-whatnot/comment-page-1/#comment-8227 jrwhite Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:20:28 +0000 http://deweberdesign.com/?p=764#comment-8227 About a month ago I served/catered/cleaned up a wedding rehearsal dinner at my Vfw. The entire crowd was gracious, fun and generally a good time. After boxing up the leftovers and helping stack plates, the grooms mother came over to me. In her soft Southern lilt what an enjoyable evening it had been and how much excellent the food was. I thanked her sincerely and asked if there was anything else I could assist her with. She declined and pressed a few bills into my hand, I politely didn't check it, thanked her and continued with my work. Once in the kitchen, I had to look--it was $100!! My eyes welled immediately and went to my manager - I asked him "Do they know that my wages are included in their bill?" He said "Yes, why?" I told him. He smiled and said "Good." I had to thank her, the money was SO needed. I approached her and teared up again while profusely telling her how much I appreciated it. This lovely woman got misty eyed and simply replied, "It's a blessing to me just to know it's appreciated." All I can hope to do when the time comes is what you said here -- pay it forward. About a month ago I served/catered/cleaned up a wedding rehearsal dinner at my Vfw. The entire crowd was gracious, fun and generally a good time. After boxing up the leftovers and helping stack plates, the grooms mother came over to me. In her soft Southern lilt what an enjoyable evening it had been and how much excellent the food was. I thanked her sincerely and asked if there was anything else I could assist her with. She declined and pressed a few bills into my hand, I politely didn't check it, thanked her and continued with my work. Once in the kitchen, I had to look–it was $100!! My eyes welled immediately and went to my manager – I asked him “Do they know that my wages are included in their bill?” He said “Yes, why?” I told him. He smiled and said “Good.” I had to thank her, the money was SO needed. I approached her and teared up again while profusely telling her how much I appreciated it. This lovely woman got misty eyed and simply replied, “It's a blessing to me just to know it's appreciated.” All I can hope to do when the time comes is what you said here — pay it forward.

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