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Action & Reaction: Revere Middle Students Pay it Forward

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from Revere Middle School were in Montrose, Fairlawn and Wadsworth Saturday surprising people by paying for random purchases.

 
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Revere Middle School's Rachel's Challenge group.
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If you saw groups of kids wearing bright pink, blue and green shirts walking around Fairlawn, Montrose or Wadsworth Saturday, you saw goodness in action.

The Rachel's Challenge Group is made up of sixth, seventh and eighth grade Revere Middle School students. They went into various stores and gas stations and offered to pay for random people's supplies, groceries and gas. 

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In its second year at Revere Middle School, the Rachel's Challenge group is inspired by Rachel Scott, the first victim in the 1999 Columbine school shooting. Her acts of kindness and compassion have become the foundation for one of the most life-changing school programs in the nation.

After the children paid for someone's load, they gave out a calling card asking that person to start their own chain reaction, and pay it forward with a random act of kindness for someone else.

To raise money for this program, the RMS club has been selling baked goods, hosting contests and tournaments and selling products.

Check out the photos and video above to hear more about the program and see the students in action.

 

Related Topics: Pay It Forward, Rachel's Challenge, and Revere Middle School
Did any of the students pay for your purchase? Tell us in the comments.

Dorothy Gruich

8:04 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012

Hi, I was one of the Revere Middle School students who participated in this program and I thought it was really fun and rewarding! This was a great opportunity to help people and make a difference! I enjoyed doing this and I got to pay for people's gas, meals, and groceries. Although, we were very disappointed that WalMart and Giant Eagle would not let us hand out our gift cards, there were plenty of other places that appreciated us. Overall, it was a great day and I look forward to doing this next time. Remember, Pay It Forward! ~ Emily Gruich

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Sammi Mason

1:51 am on Monday, August 6, 2012

I saw some upcomming 8th graders at wadswort wal-mart. Good job you guys. I am sure you made the peeps happy.

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