Dozens of people received an unexpected pick-me-up, Friday morning.
Their morning orders at Bridgehead coffee were free thanks to a generous stranger who asked to pick up the tab.
The Ottawa man who wants to remain anonymous approached the store manager the day before with $200 in cash.
Dozens of patrons of this downtown Ottawa Bridgehead Coffee had their morning orders paid for by a complete stranger. (Photo: Mark Dunlay/CTV Ottawa)
“This was definitely a large scale act of kindness. I touched a lot of people this morning. We saw a lot of happy faces,” says manager Harriet Walker.
The only hints about the mystery donor: a business card with a link to a website and the message to be kind to others.
“I’m definitely going to put some thought into it because I mean what a great idea,” says free coffee recipient Lindsay MacDonald.
The pay-it-forward movement lasted about a half hour. Reactions from patrons ranged from pleasant surprise to utter disbelief.
“Well I thought it might be some type of trick. They give you one and you have to buy two or something like that,” says Rod Young who had to be told twice about the kind gesture.
In fact, the gesture was so inspiring some people decided to pay it forward even after the money ran out.
“I actually didn’t get a free coffee. The woman ahead of me got a pay it forward coffee. I heard of these kinds programs before and I thought if I could find one I’d do it,” says Barb Bramwell.
The Good Samaritan who picked up the tab says he’s been doing random acts of kindness every couple of weeks for the past 10 months.
He says he doesn’t have a lot of money, but enjoys making people happy and will continue to do so.
With a report from CTV’s John Hua
Read more: http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/a-hot-cup-of-kindness-for-dozens-in-downtown-ottawa-1.1643875
9th of January 2011 I made the choice to do more good things in this world. I am undertaking a state-by-state approach by travelling across this fine country that we call America to create pools of people that inspire happiness in one and another. If I find myself in Canada I shall be inspired to reach out to you Man Kindness to create and inspire together.
I discovered your page and noticed you have a lot of good stories. I have found that your website’s design is very eye attracting. Orange is a rare color. The kindness that you display is rare. This is not by accident I dont think.
Very noble and notable acts! You’re very inspiring and bring beauty to a world of darkness.
We have made the decision to open our hearts to POWERFUL and PRIVATE forces to guide us to happiness within ourselves!
Titillating tails my friend!
xoxox
I wish I understood this stuff!
Thank you for all that you do!!
A big mountain of coffee is too much for one man… but it is perfect for a group of people! I can see now why God portions out these little packets of love and kindness.
Words cannot express the joy this website brings me.
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I will submit a story of my very own right now…
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Coffee for you, and you, and you!!
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Hope you continue to helps 🙂 Take care.
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Good things are coming for all who listen and attempt to share in the goodness that is inside all humans since birth.
Good things are coming for all who listen and attempt to share in the goodness that is inside all humans since birth.
Good things are coming for all who listen and attempt to share in the goodness that is inside all humans since birth.
Thanks for all you do!
Love you love this site
Thanks for all you do!
very inspiring…
Youre a tv star hehe!
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
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Love this small yet GRAND gesture, we need more of this as a society, many have lost that instinct to always be helpful and courteous to our fellow human kind…