NewsFlash – Pay it Forward

Newsflash – Albany is becoming “The City of Generosity”
GraceWay residents are participating in and were recently featured by two local newspapers in news stories about The Bread House employees initiative called Paying It Forward.

Here is an excerpt from Kevin Hogencamp’s story in the Dec. 2, Albany Journal : “…Tomorrow, The Bread House will begin a journey it has dubbed “Pay It Forward.” It’s far-from-an-original name for a far-from-an-original concept: Enriching people’s lives and encouraging others to do the same. This is not your basic shop-local initiative, which would be cool enough. Indeed, I’m thinking The Bread House’s Pay It Forward initiative may very well put Albany on the international map. Already, I’m certain the likes of Anderson Cooper and Matt Lauer are going to jump on it – and here’s why:

The Bread House & Granary is fully staffed by women who are currently residing at GraceWay Recovery Residence, a local substance abuse recovery community in Albany. Known for their freshly milled whole grain breads and bakery goods, the staff is giving away a specially made product – a “lavash” bread that The Bread House is calling “Pan de Vida” or “Bread of Life” – to anyone who walks through the doors. The only price that recipients of The Bread House’s edible gift will have to pay is committing to doing something nice for someone – and then returning to the store to provide a testimonial in writing in a huge hardbound journal located in the bakery.”