Project Act of Kindness - From Sue Campagnone, CISR

PROJECT ACT OF KINDNESS

Much too often we hear about the negative. Today, I wish to share something positive. On April 3rd my husband was in Aldi’s in Queensbury and attempted to use his debit card when checking out. Unfortunately the PIN was rejected after several attempts. Suddenly a gentleman, dressed in a business suit stepped in, swiped his own debit card and quickly entered his own PIN. He turned to my husband and said “it’s on me today”. Naturally my husband was surprised at this gesture and immediately asked for his name and address so that he could send a check to repay him. The man shook his head and simply said “really, it is no problem and it was my pleasure” and walked away. Oddly enough, this same card was used later that day and the transaction went through without issue. My husband and I are firm believers that everything happens for a reason. So we would like to reciprocate. We are fortunate enough to be able to afford our groceries however, many are not. To thank this gentleman, we would like to begin a food drive to help the local food pantries.