Meet an “Amazing" Who Gave-It-Forward

Peggy Wheatcroft, at 80, didn’t know what she wanted to do for her birthday, except that she didn’t want a party. But she did want to mark the occasion, and was inspired to give $80 to 80 people (with a slight catch, read on). Peggy’s not a rich woman, but figured she could probably manage to hand out $80 to 80 people over the course of a year. And she did! In each envelope were four $20 bills, a note asking that the recipient give the money to anyone they chose (preferably someone who didn’t expect it), and a stamped postcard for them to share with Peggy their experiences. That was the best part. She learned the wonderful ways they chose to “give-forward”--from gifting a teller about to undergo a double-mastectomy, to an 11 year old industriously mowing a neighbor’s lawn, to purchasing 52 pairs of socks for a homeless shelter. Nothing gives Peggy greater pleasure than re-reading those postcards.

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