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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe following year, Cathie decided to crochet wheelchair blankets for the residents of our county hospital. Again, when the holidays came, we delivered three large plastic bags of wheelchair blankets. Why is this of note to the readers of this paper? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the past years, Cathie has been anonymously giving scarves, shawls, neck warmers, and beanies to randomly selected people. If someone is nice to her at a gas station, they get a crocheted item. She has given handmade items to bank tellers, waitresses, police officers, landscapers, receptionists, and anyone who appears to need a pick-me-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We drive around with a minivan full of handmade items, and the smiles we get when she gifts an unsuspecting person are priceless. She asks for nothing and does not even give the recipient her name for a \u201cthank you.\u201d Their appreciation and smile are all she looks for. Hiding under the cloak of anonymity is the satisfaction of knowing she has made someone\u2019s day a little better than it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To say I am proud of her is an understatement. She doesn\u2019t do it to consciously pay it forward, but that is exactly what she is doing \u2014 and it is something that many of us can do as well. Imagine all the good that the people of On Top of the World would be able to do if we all spread our talents and gave just a little bit of ourselves to perfect strangers. I know that many of us do what we can in our way, but if the reader is not one of those people, think of what you like to do and figure out if there is a way you can use that talent to reach out and make someone\u2019s day a little brighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am so very proud of my wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Author: Stan Dworkin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We live in a community where many residents either donate their unwanted goods or create items for worthwhile organizations, and that is a testament to our community. […]<\/p>\n