The economy’s been hard on everyone. But what to do about it? Stick what’s left of our money in our mattresses? Buy Dodges and Chevys in the hopes that GM and Chrysler will be able to pay back their government loans? Ask the fed for an individualized bailout plan?
Robinwood Church in Surf City, Calif., had a different thought. The church — with a little help from an anonymous donor — decided to give $10 to the first 100 people through its doors yesterday, along with orders to spend it.
Now, $10 isn’t enough to send anyone to college or pay their mortgage. But it is enough to help stimulate the local economy a bit, and that’s exactly what the money was intended to do, according to The Orange County Register. And, while some folks who walked through Robinwood’s doors tried to turn the gift down, Robinwood was having none of it.
“We made them take it,” said Executive Business Pastor Robert Black.
Most of the congregants spent the money in local eateries after the service. And, with Robinwood contemplating turning the giveaway into a monthly event, you can bet restaurant owners around Surf City are feeling a bit more blessed these days.
