Corinne Rodrigues from the Writer's post is sponsoring this week's topic of "Little Things That Make Me Smile." Perhaps when you see girl scouts outside the grocery store, you'll remember this post and pass a smile forward.
Memories From The Cookie Sales
The scouts spent the next several hours observing every Kroger shopper to decide who needed a pick-me-up and then reveling in the joy of giving away cookies.
Thirty minutes after presenting a free box to one woman, she returned with tears in her eyes and money
to pay for someone else’s cookies. She told the story of how her car had broken down and she was having an awful day until the troop lifted her spirits with a simple gift.
This pattern of buying and giving continued throughout the weekend and had become a practice of the troop each year. Now that these girls are grown-ups, they still remember the man in the suit and continue to perform random acts of kindness when possible. I dare you to buy an extra box of cookies for a stranger who needs a little thing to make a smile.
19 comments:
What a wonderful story! That man probably has no idea how much joy he brought into other peoples' lives. :-)
Smiling too!
That is Inspiring! It's great to hear about all the "GOOD" out there!! I'm stopping by via Crafty Spices and now Follow you on GFC :)
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I love your story, a great way to make other people happy!
Here from the blog hop. This is so awesome! I just signed my daughter up for Girl Scouts, and I am hoping she has this great of a learning experience!
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Oh awesome story and as a former girl scout I couldn't help, but smile reading this one :)
What a great story. I was a Girl Scout for 12 years and sold cookies ever one of those years. It taught me a lot of lessons. Thanks for stopping by my blog http://georgielee.blogspot.com
I love surprising people. These random acts of kindness really make people's day and help kindness spread.
What a lovely story. That made me smile.
Hi Joyce - thank you for sharing this delightful story. It sure made me smile today and want to add to someone else's smiles too!
What a nice story! Thanks for sharing! And happy belated birthday to your daughter!!!
Beautiful story. It's true, a little act, no matter how small, can make a huge impact on someone else. I love these kind of stories!
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That just gave me chills! What a wonderful thing to do for someone and I bet it cheered up those three people (and the girls) that day. Love this.
Awwwww...that is a wonderful idea! Wouldn't it be wonderful if the man in the suit got word of what he started.
I was a girl scout for years growing up - In fact my Mom was like the head of the scouts for the area we lived in... Love those cookies to this day!
I forgot...this is Girl Scout Cookie season! Yes, this is definitely something to make you smile. Those girls work so hard...I think I am going to go buy some cookies!
Susan Dusterhoft
Today's Working Woman
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Awesome story!!
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
My daughter is selling them-- I think we might just pay it forward. Love the post!
Cheers, Jenn
Hi there, loved this post! It's a beautiful story and so much more necessary today, with all this violence going around! Young people do usually inspiure us oldies, I suppose because they are still innocent of life's knocks? Hopefully we will never lose that innocence! Have a good day, full of smiles!
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