A group of hospital staff and public safety employees joined us at the Circle Sunoco in Fairfax. To share the love and give back, Fox 5 and Easterns Automotive Group gave away free gas to the first hospital and public safety workers. 

If you know someone who should be featured on Pay It Forward, you can nominate them at wttgpayitforward@fox.com. In your email, be sure to include who they are and why they deserve to be recognized.

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An organization helps those healing from trauma by transforming interior spaces. The CEO and founder, Danielle, created The Oasis Alliance in 2018 and described it as a combination of art, design, and social work. Community-based partners refer clients needing a space makeover and co-create the spaces together so they can be involved in making decisions. On the day of the transformation, the clients are surprised with their new space after volunteers finish putting it together.

Sierra, a victim of domestic violence who came to the DC area through the foster care system, expressed that them transforming her space gave her hope and encouraged her. When she saw the space, she was overwhelmed with tears of joy.

Amazed by the excellent work the Oasis Alliance is doing to help trauma survivors Joel Bassam of Easterns Automotive Group joined in, surprising them with $2200! The founder, Danielle, was filled with joy and shared that it would help cover a few months of storage and could even cover the cost of an installation.

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The District is seeing an increase in reports of violent crime suspects who are younger and younger. The reports have also prompted one organization to take action. The Hustlers Guild is creating new opportunities for youth through a program that gives them a chance to live their dreams.

One of the co-founders of the Hustlers Guild joined Maureen Umeh to help sharfe more about their new program called “Beyond the Block.” The program connects youth with mentors and take them on field trips to parts of DC that they may not traditionally engage in.

Easterns Automotive Group learned of the awesome things the Hustlers Guild is doing to mentor the youth and wanted to surprise them with something special. We donated $2,000 to go towards their cause.

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With compassion and love they helped us get through the worst of the pandemic and have continued to care for our communities in our most vulnerable times. As part of this Pay It Forward, we stopped by the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center to thank nurses for their work.

During nurses appreciation week, we wanted to surprise them with something special. To thank the nursing staff for paying it forward, Easterns Automotive Group sent the them catered meals from Thomas Thyme and Escape Foot Soaks from Naturally London.

If you know someone who should be featured on Pay It Forward, you can nominate them at wttgpayitforward@fox.com. In your email, be sure to include who they are and why they deserve to be recognized.

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Residents of the Goodwin House have been Paying it forward in their own way. These volunteers have been spending their time creating mats for those experiencing homelessness, helping students with college entry exams, creating boxes for those in need in Ukraine, and it doesn’t stop there. 

This started because they saw a Washington Post article in 2019 that struck the idea of helping the homeless by creating mats to sleep on or use as blankets. 

Easterns Automotive Group heard of the incredible things they are doing to support others in the community, and we wanted to surprise them with $2,000 to go towards their wonderful initiative.

If you know someone who should be featured on Pay It Forward, you can nominate them here. In your email, be sure to include who they are and why they deserve to be recognized.

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The impact of the pandemic has affected our senior citizens greatly. The elder outreach program at South County High school wanted to support the elders in their community by creating the Elder Outreach Program.

As elders were confined to their homes during the pandemic and unable to interact with their families, these students made sure they didn’t feel forgotten. They began writing handwritten letters and delivering them to homes in the community.

The vice president, Gavin, has been a part of the club for two years, and he finds it fulfilling to see the smile on the elders’ faces and see the impact they have on their lives.

We appreciate everything that they are doing in the community and want to support their awesome initiative. We surprised the students from South County High School with goody bags to deliver to the senior citizens.

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Last month during senior week we celebrated seniors during our Pay It forward special with Fox 5 DC. 

We were able to surprise the sensational seniors of First Baptist Church of Highland Park. In their senior ministry, they work to have food drives, weekly grocery distribution, vaccination clinics, and even blood drives. Their goal is to keep people engaged, connected, and feeling a sense of they can be brought through hard situations. 

Thankful for all of the great work they are doing in the community we gave them goody bags with everyday items to make their life easier!

If you know someone who should be featured on Pay It Forward, you can nominate them here. In your email, be sure to include who they are and why they deserve to be recognized.

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The Pay it Forward crew had the opportunity to visit the Senior Line Dancing Group in Northeast DC for Senior week at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. The line dancing teachers have been instructing within the community since 2012 and say it helps to keep them young and is a great sense of community and camaraderie.

We wanted to surprise the members of the Senior Line Dancing Group with a special goodie bag to show our appreciation for what they are doing in the community. The goodie bags include everyday goods to make life easier as well as treats from Madison Square Bakery.

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Upcounty Hub is a program that provides resources for our senior citizens and families in Montogomery County. Maureen Umeh met with the coordinator, Grace Rivera-Oven, to learn more about what they are doing.

Upcounty Hub started during the pandemic 2 years ago when they began feeding 23 families and they are now feeding about 1300 families a week. They are focused on making sure senior citizens get everything they need because so many spend time home alone.

The volunteers have the heart to serve others and spend a lot of their time handing out food and everyday needs. Easterns Automotive Group wanted to pay it forward with a special surprise. We surprised them with gift bags to everyone within the program.

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Teenagers can face many challenges, and for young girls struggling with body image and lacking confidence or support, it can be especially difficult. An organization in Bowie is looking to change that, inspiring young ladies to be bold, brilliant, and beautiful.

Dr. Jacqueline Marshall has been in education for over 20 years and is the founder of the Bold, Brilliant, Beautiful Girls Youth Empowerment group that she started in 2019. She saw the need to help young women find their voice and feel empowered.

Parents like Monica Freeman, who has two daughters apart of the group, noticed the positive changes that have taken place with the help of Bold, Brilliant, Beautiful. Aaliyah Waterman is a program graduate now in college who loved her experience learning about financial literacy, finding her voice, gaining confidence, and even helping within the community. 

Easterns Automotive Group wanted to pay it forward as well by giving them a $2,000 donation. Joel Bassam joined with a special message. “We want to support your cause of empowering the young women of that community by preparing them for college, gaining financial literacy, and helping them with body acceptance by donating $2,000 to your programs to continue to support the young ladies of that community.”

 If you want to learn more about this organization or to get involved, please visit www.bbbyeg.org. 

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