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Paying It Forward One Slice At A Time

When we think of  random acts of kindness  we often think of individuals stepping up to help other individuals in our neighborhood. However, sometimes  acts of kindness  happen from businesses as well. Take a look at this  social responsible company  and how they used their product to impact thousands of people in their community. Rosa’s Fresh Pizza in Philadelphia owned by Mason Wartman, feeds the cities growing homeless population through the act of paying it forward. Rosa customers have the opportunity to pre-pay $1.00 for a sticky note. These post-its,with hand-written words of love and inspiration from customers, are then placed on the walls inside the shop where homeless community members are welcome to come in and redeem a note for a hot fresh slice of pizza at any time. "We don't always have a chance to come in and get fresh, hot food whenever we can. And for people to donate money towards slices of pizza for us really made a change in Philadelphia,"

Police Officer Gives Mother a Car Seat Instead of a Ticket

Random acts of kindness  can happen at any moment a person decides to seize the opportunity. This was the case for public safety officer Ben Hall in Emmett Township, Michigan. Hall pulled over young mother Alexis DeLorenzo after receiving a report of an unsecured child in the back of a moving vehicle. DeLorenzo apologized and explained she had fallen on hard times and could not afford to purchase a new booster seat after their original booster seat had been taken during the repossession of her car. Instead of a ticket, Hall requested DeLorenzo, her daughter, and their friend (whose vehicle they were in), meet him at WalMart. What happened next was completely unexpected. Hall helped DeLorenzo pick out and pay for a new car seat for her 5-year-old daughter. “A ticket doesn’t solve the situation,” said Hall. “I was in a spot where I could help her.” Hall also said he does not wish to be paid back and would be happy to do it again. DeLorenzo was so inspired by Hal