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If you found a 20 dollar bill on the side of the road (and you had to spend it to “do good”) what would you do with it?

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Over the last couple months, Community members have been opening up and sharing the causes and organizations they're passionate about. In keeping with this theme, here is our March question: If you found a 20 dollar bill on the side of the road (and you had to spend it to “do good”) what would you do with it?

IanN

Assuming I can't find the original owner of that $20, I initially thought about helping someone in my local area who I know to be homeless at least get a meal. Then I realized that the $20 would go much further if I took it to my local food bank, so donation to a Food Bank is my answer. It can help so many more people that way.

Kleerfyre

As a person that has a heart for pets, I would take the $20 I found to them and let them have it and put it to use based on their needs to help as many pets as possible.

Rachel Martin

I would purchase food for someone homeless and, if there was change, give it to them.

Frank S.

I would break the 20-dollar bill into 1-dollar bills. I would then give a dollar bill to a person walking on the street with a simple request. Give my dollar to someone in need and match up to 1 dollar to someone else with the same condition. If the train continues, 20 single-dollar bills will grow and help people exponentially, even if not everyone passes it along.

akrenek

I'm a sucker for making sure our planet and parks are preserved for the next generations to enjoy. I would donate the $20 to a national or local park foundation such as Texas Parks and Wildlife, Pacific Crest Trail Association, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, or the Continental Divide Trail Coalition.

JCardinal

I'd start a pay it forward in a local food establishment.

adam.b

If I did not see the person who dropped it, I would buy food from a local grocery store, and give it to the local shelter.

Cat.Cosby

I would make an attempt to find the owner. If that was not an option I would pay it forward at the grocery store 🛒 or drive thru🌯. I would head to any grocery store and scout out a mother with children or elderly and surprise by giving the cashier the $20 and get them at $20 discount💰️ on their groceries. Same goes for the drive thru, i would give the money to pay towards someone's meal. 😏 Hoping to start a pay-it forward train! 🚂

cjhagerman

I would use it to purchase a meal for the person in front of me at a local restaurant. Maybe it would inspire them to pay it forward for someone else that day. It could have a pay-it-forward waterfall effect on the community that day.

Joe Goetschel

This happened to me for real but it was $50! I kept it on me until I KNEW someone really needed it. It happened at a restaurant. Our waitress was a super young girl and so pregnant. He was doing her best to keep up with the room and just looked Exhausted. I think our meal was $20, but I was just feeling a tug to give her the $50 as a tip. Wrote a little note and left before she could see it.

Nick Burrus

I found a $20 bill once and I bought banana chips for my pet chinchilla and dog. Every morning my dogs, chinchilla, and my little brother would basically line up for a banana chip. I was like 15.

My brother still likes banana chips even though they're for the pets.

Andrée Starå

I'd first make sure that I couldn't find the original owner.

I would then buy food that is about to expire so I could get as much as possible for the money and then give it to those in need, either homeless or having a bad day and hoping to put a smile on as many people's faces as possible. It will for sure start exciting conversations, and it will naturally spread good vibes to others.

Ibrahim Khaleel

I will handover to Lost and found department.

jasonp

That is easy, buy girl scout cookies and donate them to the military. Give it some someone who could use it. Pay for the person behind you in the drive-thru line. etc etc.

Colleen Patterson

The local pet shelters here area always in need of supplies. Taking that $20 into a Sams would be able to purchase a large quantity of supplies to help little pets in need.