Word Is Spreading and Numbers are Growing

What a wonderful birthday surprise I received this week! A lady from the Fredericton Pita Pit called my school.

She said that someone had stopped into the restaurant at the beginning of the summer and asked them what they did with their bread tabs. The response was a confused, "We throw them out." No doubt followed by an inside-the-head voice saying, "What else would we do with them?" Anyways, this person told them all about my class' project and the crazy teacher that was leading the charge. They said they would be happy to save bread tabs for us. This secret advertiser for my cause never returned to the restaurant, so they called me and asked if I still wanted them.

I went over to The Pita Pit a couple of days later and was presented with a bag that, I am estimating, holds about 4 000 bread tabs. Yes, you guessed it, I thanked them profusely and immediately began to think of how excited my dear little kiddies would be. They said they would continue saving them and that I could just stop by every now and then and get them. They also donated a couple of gift certificates to my school.

I have always loved the food at The Pita Pit but am sure I will be eating there more often now. This is the third restaurant to join us on our journey to one million. Who says that corporations don't have hearts? The local branches in my area certainly do!

Thank you to The Pita Pit and the mysterious stranger that told them about our quest. I know some grade 5 students and a teacher that think you ROCK!