Pay It Forward Movement

Pay It Forward in the Media

A happy change to the Pay It Forward Movement site, or at very least a change made for happy reasons: In the future, instead of posting all the Pay It Forward stories we can find in the media, we'll be choosing our favorite each month. The reason? We can't keep up with them all! ! Of course, it costs money to update the site so frequently, and we prefer to put as much of our resources as possible into funding student projects through our Pay It Forward Foundation. If you still want to keep up with the many real-life Pay It Forward stories in the media, we suggest you do a Google News Search using "Pay It Forward" as the search term, or even sign up for a Google News Alert, which will have the stories emailed to you. It's free. Meanwhile we'll continue to post the best examples once a month.

Featured News Story January 2010	Web site helps volunteers 'pay it forward' online

Past Features:
November 2009	Beating hunger: Facebook-driven $93 campaign hoping to grow to $93,000
October 2009	New local healthcare plan: If you’re uninsured, just pay it forward
September 2009	Cindrich Elementary students go on a Random Acts of Kindness spree
August 2009	International Recording Artists The Green Children Pay It Forward with Whole Foods...
July 2009	Volunteers pay it forward to homeowners
June 2009	Students thrive at ‘Pay it Forward’
May 2009:	Organization pushes locals to help each other
April 2009:	Pittsburgher Spreads Random Kindness On YouTube
March 2009:	Paying It Forward with Day Care
December 2008:	Libertyville shop owner helps girls feel empowered
November 2008:	Let's Teach Adults a Thing or Three
October 2008	$400. 1 Hour. Watch What Happens
September 2008:	Metamora woman 'pays it forward' with donation of wheelchair-accessible van
August 2008	Pay it Forward: An Atlanta 'Giving Tradition'
July 2008	Matt Jones 'pays it forward'
June 2008	"Pay It Forward" PA ~ a Pay It Forward Challenge Read them all here >>>
May 2008	6th-grade class vows to 'Pay It Forward' 'Pay It Forward' author excited about contest
April 2008	Local woman helps pay it forward
March 2008	Student takes second in VFW contest
February 2008	Shopping With Good Will At Tiger Shop
January 2008	Clothing store hits campus
November 2007	Fargo Bank Encourages Employees to Pay It Forward
October 2007	Never-ending Kidney Donations
September 2007	Instant Karma
June 2007	Maya Angelou: A Rainbow in Our Clouds
May 2007	Class project shows the value of giving
April 2007	Applewood Plumbing, Heating & Electric Begins 'Crazy 12 for 12' Pay-It-Forward Campaign
March 2007	Goodwill gone wild Part I Goodwill gone wild Part II
February 2007	Spring Break accomplishments of PIFF's long-time friends, fans and partners: Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow.
December '06	This month we are still rejoicing in the increasing public awareness of the Pay It Forward Foundation and the Pay It Forward Movement fueled by Oprah Winfrey's continuing enthusiasm. Every week in December brought us at least a dozen inspiring newspaper stories from all over the country. So, again this month, instead of just ONE favorite media story for December we feature over a hundred media reports on the exciting topic of the Pay It Forward Challenge. THANK YOU, OPRAH!
November '06	Oprah's Pay It Forward Challenge
Ocober '06	Web Hosting Provider Traverse Web Announces "Pay it Forward" Hosting
September '06	Pay It Forward Challenge
August '06	Hurricane couple passes through Peninsula
July '06	These are my favourite words (South Africa)
June '06	Pay it forward, change the face of business
May '06	Temporarily Unavailable do to Earthquake. We wish everyone well.
April '06	HIGHER ED NOTEBOOK: University students 'pay it forward'
March '06	New fire lieutenant is paying it forward
February '06	Wisconsin State Journal 2/12/06
January '06	The 'GIFT' that keeps on giving
December '05	Customized training works
November 05'	Revue helps people in need Giving kindness a chance
October '05'05	Girl Scouts prepare to help area nonprofits
September '05	Isla Mujeres, Mexico
August '05	Valley Center man has walked 746 miles since April
July '05	Swans give hope to cancer victim
May '05	Bone marrow drive to save a life
April '05	Local Fifth Grader `Pays It Forward' by Honoring Terminally Ill Aunt Through School Project
March '05	'Pay it forward' allays tragedy
February '05	'Pay It Forward' opens doors for first look
January '05	Money tolerates teasing to do a good deed

Rockford Register Star 12/31/04 Houston Chronicle 12/29/04 The Desert Sun 12/23/04 Billings Gazette 12/21/04 Kansas City star 12/20/04	Wellesley Townsman 12/30/04 Rocky Mountain News 12/23/04 Cut Bank Pioneer Press 12/23/04 Lakewood Buzz 12/20/04