One Act of Kindness Can Spark an Entire Movement

In 2017 a 20-year old Texan man named Justin Corva was noticed by driver Andy Mitchell walking along the road in nearly 100-degree heat.

Mitchell offered Corva a ride. After asking why Corva was walking in extreme temperatures, Corva told Mitchell he was commuting 3 miles to and from his job, Taco Casa, by foot, to save up for a car.

The positive attitude and tenacity Corva exuded inspired Mitchell to take action. He snapped a selfie with Corva and shared it on Facebook with the following message:

"To all the people that say they want to work but can't find a job or don't have a vehicle all I can say is you don't want it bad enough!"


These actions started a positive chain reaction. The owner of Samee’s Pizza Getti, Samee Dowlatshahi, saw the post and put a donation box inside his restaurant to collect funds for a car. Danny Rawls, sales manager of Toyota Rockwall and Dowlatshahi’s friend, then learned of the situation and asked his boss about finding a car for Corva. His boss agreed and lowered the price on a 2004 Toyota Camry.

These actions were not the only responses to Mitchell’s post. The community came together and because of their efforts raised enough money to purchase Corva the car, a year of insurance, two years of oil changes, and $500 of gas.

Mitchell, Dowlatshahi, and Rawls drove the car to Taco Casa to surprise Corva. His emotional reaction has around 358,000 views which streamed on Facebook Live.

"Justin, you can't imagine all the people who wanted to help you," Mitchell says in the video. "So, instead of walking to work, buddy, you're driving this car from now on."

This story proves how one act of kindness can be the catalyst to an entire movement. Mitchell’s action inspired by Corva, in turn, inspired so many others to take action and get involved to help a community member and fellow human being.

Corva’s story turned into Mitchell’s pay it forward story, which sparked a pay it forward movement.

Do you have acts of kindness given to you? Have you passed these acts of kindness forward to others? If not and you’re waiting for the right moment, join TrikleTrade today to pay your acts of kindness forward and bring your own pay it forward movement to life.

What pay it forward stories do you have to share? Join our Pay it Forward Network to build positive action in your community and communities across the country today.

Read Corva and Mitchell’s full story here at the Insider.

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