For those of you who haven't heard about this awesome story, a pizzeria named Rosas in Philadelphia has a pay it forward program and policy where customers can purchase dollar slices for the homeless.
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| Image Credit: Mason Wartman |
Upworthy conducted a video interview with owner Mason Wartman and some of his customers about the program which was uploaded to Facebook, where thanks to the power of the people through social media, it was shared more than 800,000 times and viewed more than 35 million times!
Since then business has been booming!
According to a follow up story from Upworthy, as of June 2015...
- Rosa's has given away more than 23,000 slices (a 130% increase in just four months!) and is providing meals free of charge to up to 100 people on any given day.
- The uptick in business means Wartman needs more employees. And true to Rosa's pay-it-forward spirit, he's hiring through agencies that connect homeless folks with jobs.
- And they've even started selling
official Rosa's apparel, which features designs by homeless artists.
Half of all the revenue goes right back to supporting Philly's homeless
community through pay-it-forward pizza. So far, T-shirt sales have
funded a full 10% of donated slices.
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| Image Credit: Mason Wartman |
This is such an inspiring story on so many different levels. Not just because of the amazing work that Rosa's pizzeria is doing, but how support through social media and the internet their business is thriving which is helping thousands of homeless people!
As noted by Upworthy, "it sends a powerful and unexpected message:Business can thrive on kindness."
You can watch the original interview below:
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