"One especially difficult week, with her bank account empty, she asked a friend at work, Steve Green, if she could borrow twenty dollars to make it to payday. He said he'd be happy to help. "Fast forward to the next morning, and on my desk is a little note with $200 in it. And all it said is, 'You can't pay it back, but you can pay it forward,'" she said."
""And so, remembering my coworker's note, I went and I got $200, and I made a photocopy of his note, which I still have. And I slipped it in an envelope." The next time she went over to their house to visit, she handed them the envelope on her way out. When she saw them again a week or so later, the husband wrapped her in a hug."
In 2007 Jolena Rothweil faced an overwhelming, expensive divorce that left her without money for basic needs. A coworker, Steve Green, left $200 and a note saying, "You can't pay it back, but you can pay it forward," which brought Rothweil profound relief. Years later she used a photocopy of that note and $200 to help friends struggling with bills and holiday expenses. The friends experienced relief and then helped someone else with the same sentiment, turning a single compassionate act into an ongoing chain of community support.
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