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Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of 18 published and forthcoming books. Her newest releases are When You Were Older, Don’t Let Me Go, Jumpstart the World , When I Found You and Second Hand Heart. She authored the national bestseller, Pay It Forward, which was adapted into a major motion picture starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt, and was chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list. She is also the founder and former president (2000-2009) of the Pay It Forward Foundation. To learn more about Catherine and her work, visit: www.catherineryanhyde.com
Charley Johnson has a deep passion for Pay It Forward. Believing in Pay It Forward so much so he left his company, career & millions behind to change the world and how people view humanity. He is now the president of the Pay It Forward Foundation and the creator of the Pay It Forward Bracelet, a physical reminder to do good that has been sent to over 1 million people in 108 countries. Charley founded the “PIF Experience,” the website responsible for collecting stories from all over the world of people Paying It Forward. He also Founded the “Pay it Forward Hall of Fame” in November of 2011 with the First inductee being Catherine Ryan Hyde, the founder of the Pay It Forward Foundation.
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Filed under: Appreciate what you have, Finding Inspiration, Happy People Beget Happy People, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, Sharing Kindness | Tags: Charley Johnson, CharleyPIF, Harvesting Happiness, Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio, Kindness, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Lisa Kamen, Pay it Forward, Pay It Forward Bracelet, PIFExperience
The concept of Pay it Forward dates back to ancient Greece in 317 BC. The model was used as a key plot element of the play Dyskolos, (a title which can be translated as “The Grouch”) by Menander. His work was lost in the Middle Ages and the theory was rediscovered by Benjamin Franklin and described in a letter below to Benjamin Webb dated April 25, 1784.
“I do not pretend to give such a Sum; I only lend it to you. When you [...] meet with another honest Man in similar Distress, you must pay me by lending this Sum to him; enjoining him to discharge the Debt by a like operation, when he shall be able, and shall meet with another opportunity. I hope it may thus go thro’ many hands, before it meets with a Knave that will stop its Progress. This is a trick of mine for doing a deal of good with a little money.”
Charley Johnson is an entrepreneur and former Owner/Executive V.P. of a Manufacturing company with over 250 employees has a deep passion for Pay it Forward. Believing in Pay it Forward so much so he left his company, career & millions behind to change the world and how people view humanity.
He is the President of the Pay it Forward Foundation and is the creator of the Pay it Forward Bracelet, a physical reminder to do good that has been sent to over 1 million people in 108 countries. Video describing the power of the Bracelet can be seen here – Bracelet Video
He Founded the “PIF Experience” (www.pifexperience.org) the website responsible for collecting stories from all over the world of people Paying It Forward. It is updated multiple times daily with the direction Pay it Forward is headed and has also become the headquarters for all Pay it Forward Bracelet requests from across the world.
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Find your Happiness with Lisa Cypers Kamen every Wednesday at 9 am PST/12 pm EST on Toginet.com! For more information, visit Lisa’s websites, www.hh4heroes.org, www.harvestinghappinesstalkradio.com , andwww.harvestinghappiness.com
