Paying it Forward between
the 2010 cities: North Shore to Whistler
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Kelly Oswald speaks with host
Nicole Fitzgerald from Shaw Cable’s weekly program, The
Express, as cameraman, Jacob Gish catches the action. |
The North Shore, Squamish and Whistler will be ‘Paying it
Forward’ for the next six weeks. Regardless of the stock
markets, interest rates, the world economy or elections, these
communities are out to pick up spirits and encourage good
will.
Pay it Forward, is the story of a young boy who sets out to
change the world into a nicer place through random acts of
kindness.
The theory is that if someone did you a favor and you paid it
forward to 3 people… and the next day they each paid it
forward to three more… and the day after that those 27 people
paid it forward to another three... and each day, everyone in
turn paid it forward to three more people… in two weeks that
comes to 4,782,969 people. And so on.
Kelly Oswald of Whistler and Vera
Gibson of North Vancouver joined forces to bridge their communities
with good-deed awareness by engaging the support of the Whistler
Question, the Chief (Squamish) and the North Shore News. |
What is the ‘Pay it Forward’ program? Simply put, it is a free
program designed to encourage us to be consciously nice to each
other. The idea is geared to create an actively positive environment
and enhance our sense of community through neighbourly gestures.
Although we live in pretty up-beat communities already; Pay it
Forward brings awareness to, and recognizes the “good stuff” that is
already in the works, but also encourages us to pass it on and keep
the ball rolling. Each week, prizes will be awarded randomly, with a
final Grand Prize on December 3rd.
Vera Gibson of North Vancouver feels that “With many people feeling
somewhat discouraged and occasionally helpless to change some of the
serious challenges of the world, I wanted to remind people that even
small kind acts can lift people’s spirits, strangers and your own.
Doing nice things with no thought of reward can make such a
difference in people’s lives.”
Gibson states that “What was so inspiring as I began to work on this
project was the overwhelming support from everyone I approached,
including my husband, Bob Gibson, co-owner of Contact Printing who
already ‘pays it forward’ by donating printing to many events on the
North Shore every year.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer is quoted as saying, that “giving and receiving are
the same thing” it makes both parties feel great. But the thing
about paying it forward, is that it doesn’t stop with you. When
something good happens, look for a way to do something for someone
else. Pass it on. Here’s how
‘Pay it Forward’ works. This is a FREE program, anyone can join in,
- Pick up a “Pay it Forward” card
from one of the listed sponsors.
- Complete 3 random acts of
kindness. Choose from the list of suggestions or make up your own.
- Drop off the card at one of the
listed sponsors for your chance to WIN!
- Repeat as many times as you
wish.
- Have FUN with it!
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