Here's an exponential idea.
What if, each time someone did a good deed for someone else, the good deed was paid back by paying it forward to three
additional people? In turn, each day, each person, having received a good deed, did a good deed for three more people.
According to the
Pay It Forward Movement, based on the novel by
Catherine Ryan Hyde, in just two weeks 4,782,969 people will have been touched by the pay it forward principle. In
cancer awareness for the needs of cancer patients, there are many who live by example with generosity and giving.
- At Alvin Primary in Alvin, Texas, one of Missy Nichols third grade student class projects was collecting change for "Pennies for
Patients." In three weeks, they collected over $1500.00 for a charity organization for children with leukemia.
- Megan Bahnmiller, age 8, decided three years ago to grow her hair out for the purpose of
having it all cut off. Megan is donating her hair
to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that gives hairpieces to financially disadvantaged kids suffering from
long-term medical hair loss. Approximately 8,000 people a month nationwide donate hair to Locks of Love, with 80
percent of donations coming from children.
- Leena Bourne, age 11, started Leena’s Love Beads for Leukemia. Realizing the costs of
her father's cancer treatment medications and the amount of money that is needed for cancer research, Leena started
making bead bracelets and selling them. Within one year, she presented a check to the Canadian Cancer Society for
$6000.
- Natalie Kehl, was 12 years old when she had a skin cancer scare. As a result of her
experience, she created and distributed sun-safety kits to 117 schools. She speaks at many events, and has organized fundraisers for the purchase of a new MRI machine
for the Windsor Cancer Centre.
- At Highlawn
Elementary, Ms. Clemons fourth grade class donated 2,000 hats, scarves and stuffed animals to Where Love Grows, for
children with cancer.
Good people, good deeds and good news deserve all the appreciative recognition the
world can give them. Do you know of a person, or group project, that has benefited cancer patients or the cancer
community? You are invited to share their story in the comment area following this post.
