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Although the message cards are provided to our community members at no cost to yourself, there ultimately is a price to print and distribute the cards and support this project. Donations are welcome but not required! We appreciate any help we receive to continue our mission of spreading goodness throughout our nation!
Where It All Started
My best friend (Nick) was a force of nature with the biggest heart you’ve ever seen. He loved to ponder all sides of the coin and his curiosity was endless in life. But he always valued “thy neighbor”.
We met when I was 16 and it was immediate. He was my best friend soulmate for life. Unfortunately, his life was cut way too short at the age of 33. The emotional battle that ensued was significant, but I knew there needed to be something substantial that came next from this. The moment of realization came a week after his passing.
The week of his funeral I sat with my husband and expressed that Nick was worth so much more than buying some flowers that’ll ultimately wilt. I shared with my husband that through the years as Nick and I would get together and we’d go out to eat, he’d always leave an abnormally large tip for the waiters. Now one thing to note is Nick had his ups and downs in life, and even in a moment where he didn’t have two nickels to rub together he’d get that light in his eyes that I knew meant he was trying to make an impact. He truly fed off the energy of “making the waiters day”.
After sharing this with my husband, he immediately encouraged an annual “tip like Nick” day. And since that moment, I’ve found myself making those moments more often than not. Not always in honor of Nick, sometimes I do it “Just because” (An Ode to my Aunt who taught us that you don't have to have a specific reason to do great things). But I’ve found that sharing this little bit of “goodness” if you will with my community has been positively healing. I truly can't thank my husband enough for his support through great loss, and encouragement through my crazy idea to impact my community.
Nicholas Fenn, I hope you’re looking down and proud. This is a product of your heart.
