The kindness of a diner owner who offered a free meal to a homeless person
who had been searching through her rubbish has gone viral.
Ashley Jiron, owner of P.B. Jams in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, noticed that someone
had been looking for food in the bins behind her restaurant and decided try and get
in contact with them.
She taped a sign to her diner window appealing to the person to come forward,
so that she could give them a proper meal - free of charge.
The notice read: 'To the person going through our trash for their next meal,
you're a human being and worth more than a meal from a dumpster.
'Please come in during operating hours for a classic Pb&j [peanut butter
and jam sandwich], fresh veggies, and a cup of water at no charge.
No questions asked.'
A customer called Greg King noticed the message and posted a picture of it on his Instagram page with the hashtag #thatswhatlovelookslike - within a couple of days
it had been shared thousands of times on social media.
The owner told News Channel 4 that she hadn't expected it to receive such a huge response and was just trying to do the right thing.
She said: 'Last week, I had noticed some bags, when I had taken out the trash,
were torn open and some of the food was taken out,'
'That really, it hurt me that someone had to do that - I will not take down that sign
until they come in.
'I think we've all been in that position where we needed someone's help and
we just needed someone to extend that hand and if I can be that one person
to extend that hand to another human being then I will definitely do it.'
Thousands of people have since taken to social media to rave about Ashley's actions.
Facebook user Lesley Jaquay wrote: 'Imagine if every restaurant did this.
So much food goes to waste. Good job PB Jams! would love to donate a few meals.'
Another called Brittany Hueter wrote: 'I wish there were more business owners like you. These places that have a heart are where I like to spend my money at.'
After being impressed by the amount of people who got in touch to express their support, Ashley launched a pay-it-forward scheme at her diner, where customers
can pay for other people's meals.
She said: 'Patrons can pre-pay a meal for a person in need.
'For each donation, a sticky nut will be placed on our wall.
'Those who need to can come take a tag off the wall and use it to pay for their meal.
'Donations not used by the end of the month will go towards purchasing food for a local homeless shelter.'
She has also launched a GoFundMe page for people who can't reach the diner but also want to be part of the project.
Ashley has now launched a pay-it-forward scheme at her diner
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