Today my RAK went to little Mia. She is 4 years old and just cute as a button. She had just come from her first dance recital to celebrate. I stopped by to congratulate her and her family. They were thrilled with our promotion. Little Mia is very excited to head out to Pay it Forward! Best one yet – 3 hugs and a kiss from her! I better not tell my wife about this one! 🙂 – Denis Brunelle
Couple Couples
A party of two couples came in for a late date night. One of the girls is a regular, but I have only ever seen her with her mom, so I almost didn’t even realize she was part of this party. I told them about the promotion and offered them a few appetizers on us. They were very surprised and were discussing where would be a good place to Pay it Forward. – Amanda Mudgett
Unwinding After a Long Week
Hudson RAK tonight went to a couple late night lounge guests, Matt & Brian. They came out to get a couple appetizers and just unwind from their long week. They definitely looked like they were having a great time so I swung by to see how everything was going… they couldn’t say enough about how amazing our food was & how much Matt loved our BBQ sauce. I told them I wanted to hook them up with free appetizers and they were so excited! They said they were planning on coming back just for our amazing BBQ sauce but the fact that we are performing Random Acts of Kindness and allowing them to Pay it Forward is even more of a reason to bring them back around. They are going to make sure to ask for me next time they’re in so I can hear about their Pay it Forward story 🙂 Love hooking up newbies! – Meaghan Corriveau
Local School Teachers
I received a phone call today from the principal of one of our local schools who wanted to take care of the ladies that worked in the office. I figured we could do it one better! So I selected Vicky, Denise, and Lucie as my RAK to thank them for their service to the students during the past year and hooked them up with lunch and an opportunity for the Pay It Forward GC. – Matthew Phipps
Mom-Daughter Girls Night
This RAK went to a mom and daughter who had come in after the dinner push, having a girls night. I asked what brought them in tonight and the mom told me that they had just gone to a movie. The little girl told me it was ‘Inside Out’ and that her favorite was the red guy who had flames come out of his hair when he got angry ( I am sure we can all relater to this at some point). She was so polite. I picked of their food tab. The mom was floored and so grateful to Pay it Forward tomorrow! – Amanda Mudgett
Blown Away
My luncheon RAK at the CoDo went to Alan. He comes in almost every day, tries to sit in the same seat, and then does the suduko and crossword puzzle in ink while talking to the staff and other guests. He truly enjoys coming in and visiting with us each time. So today, I hooked him up with a $50 gc and completely blew him away. He told me he talks about us to almost everyone he meets, and even went on to say that a couple of weeks ago he was on a radio show with the owner of the Red Arrow, and they got to talking about how great a company we were. His comment to me as I left him was, “Now I’m going to think about how to give away this certificate!” – Matthew Phipps
Beyond Pleased
Hudson RAK went two Nancy & Tony who were first time visitors! They were driving by to have one of their cars serviced here in Hudson and thought it would be nice to stop by for dinner since they always hear such great things about our restaurants. I stopped by to make sure everything was what they had expected and they were beyond pleased with everything, service included. I wanted to take it to the next step and take care of their dinner – they were floored! They will definitely be making their way back for dinner soon! 🙂 – Meaghan Corriveau
Every Day You Wake Up is a Blessing
My RAK went to Ron. He was told by his doctors he only had about 6 months to live. That was about a year ago. He is such an upbeat person, always comes in with a warm smile and hugs for Kerri and I, or really anyone who crosses his path. I’ve never heard a negative comment come from him. I gave him a gift card and he said he would bring his grandson out to eat! He was so pleased and said he’d find the perfect person to Pay it Forward to. The last thing he said to me before he left was “Every day you wake up is a blessing, don’t forget that!” – Kayla Dowgiert
Looking Out for Others
Tonight’s RAK went to three people that show care and concern towards another party. Is not often you have people looking out for complete strangers. They were too shaken up for pictures but are looking forward to PIF! – Rheanna Cook
Our Lucky Day
Today’s RAK in Derry went to an incredibly sweet couple who I see often early afternoon during down time. They’ve been coming in for years and know a lot of us by name. I knew when they came in they would be my RAK today since I hadn’t seen them in a while. They love to hear about our kids and what’s going on in their lives. I told them how my daughter had graduated Kindergarten this week and they asked for pictures. After explaining RAK to them they told me today was their day…they had broken down earlier and a random man had stopped to help them for over an hour. They tried to give him money to thank him and he wouldn’t accept it. They were shocked by their good luck and then to have their lunch taken care of on top of that made them feel so lucky!! They couldn’t wait to Pay it Forward. – Andre Morris