Oprah's Pay It Forward Challenge
 

Instead of our usual one favorite media story per month, this month (November 2006) we feature nearly a hundred media reports all on the same exciting topic: Oprah’s Pay It Forward Challenge.  I’m sure there will be much more to come.

Thanks, Oprah!

 

Wichitan meets Oprah's challenge
Kansas.com, KS - Nov 28, 2006
... The Eagle introduced readers to Angie Gregory, a 29-year-old attorney for Cargill who was part of the audience for the "Oprah" show's "Pay It Forward Challenge ...

Oprah's "pay it forward" challenge touches family in SC
WIS, SC - Nov 28, 2006
(Hemingway) November 28, 2006 - Oprah has had a follow-up to her "Pay It Forward" challenge. Audience members revealed how they ...

Conklin: The side effects of 'Side Effects'
Wisconsin State Journal, WI - Nov 28, 2006
... Part two of Oprah's "Pay It Forward Challenge" aired Monday, and there was Young -- in the front row of the on-stage bleachers. ...

Conklin: The side effects of 'Side Effects'
Wisconsin State Journal, WI - Nov 28, 2006
... Part two of Oprah's "Pay It Forward Challenge" aired Monday, and there was Young -- in the front row of the on-stage bleachers. ...

Oprah features city's generosity
Centralia Morning Sentinel, IL - Nov 28, 2006
... CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey's "Favorite Giveaway Show Ever" aired on Monday, and among an ... out video cameras and $1,000 with the challenge to"Pay it Forward." A man ...

Suddenly Santas
Sun Publications Chicago, IL - Nov 28, 2006
... Two animal-related charities benefited from Naperville resident Celeste Feggestad's gift that stemmed from Oprah's "Pay It Forward Challenge.". ...

Oprah: World needs a few more miracles
Chicago Sun-Times,  United States  - Nov 28, 2006
... an update episode of Oprah Winfrey's show Monday. Sophia Asare-Nkansah and Celeste Feggestad were participants in Winfrey's "Pay It Forward Challenge," which ...

Oprah's newest angels Volunteers get to share $1,000 with ...
Aurora Beacon News, IL - Nov 28, 2006
... much of the "pay it forward" money for a future shopping excursion with Mays, or to help pay her rent. Feggestad trained her Oprah-supported generosity on ...

'Oprah' puts spotlight on beneficence of local shoe project
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Nov 27, 2006
With $1,000 from television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Pittsburgh teacher Abbie Silverman found a way to pay it forward by obtaining new sneakers for all ...

Eagle woman "pays it forward" with help from Oprah
KTVB, ID - Nov 27, 2006
... video was picked as one of the best and featured during Oprah's show Monday. ... The goal was for all audience members to "pay it forward" and give to others in ...

Act of kindness has positive repercussions
WTHR IN - Nov 27, 2006
... Oprah challenged 300 audience members including Cirbo to take a one week, one camera, a $1,000 gift card and "pass it on" or "pay it forward," a theory made ...

Jackson man on "Oprah" today on ABC
Jackson Sun, TN – Nov 27, 2006
A Jackson man and his sister will be seated on Oprah Winfrey's stage during today's follow-up to "Oprah's Pay it Forward Challenge.". ...

SC woman appears on Oprah
WIS, SC - Nov 27, 2006
( Columbia ) November 27, 2006 - If you're an Oprah fan, you may remember her 'Pay it Forward' challenge. That's when she gave a thousand ...

Jackson man, sister share stage with Oprah
Jackson Sun, TN - Nov 27, 2006
... Buchanan, and her 24-year-old daughter, Cara Buchanan, will be seated on Oprah Winfrey's stage during today's follow-up to "Oprah's Pay it Forward Challenge.". ...

Sowing the seeds of hope
Denver Post, CO - Nov 27, 2006
... But until she accepted Oprah Winfrey's "Pay It Forward Challenge" and raised money to cover dental surgery for a Denver woman shot in the face by her boyfriend ...

Lehigh pair pay it forward for Oprah
The News-Press, FL - Nov 27, 2006
... They were given $1,000, a camera and one week to do something good for others. "Oprah's Favorite Giveaway," which aired Oct. 30, is based on the pay-it-forward ...

Ocala couple given money by Oprah to help others
Ocala.com, FL - Nov 26, 2006
... members who received debit cards worth $1,000 each during a taping of the "Oprah" show on Oct. 26. The project, called "Pay It Forward Challenge," required ...

Oprah Winfrey's $1,000 gift goes long way toward helping others
PensacolaNewsJournal.com, FL - Nov 25, 2006
... than 300 audience members who appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Oct. 30. Allison received a debit card last month worth $1,000 to "pay it forward" and a ...

Thankful for Maddie
Detroit Free Press,  United States  - Nov 25, 2006
... For Oprah Winfrey. Two teachers from St. Clair were at Winfrey's show when she started a program called "Pay It Forward," giving everyone in the audience ...

Will you 'pay it forward' with Oprah or rely on good ol' ...
Blogging Stocks - Nov 25, 2006
... you're supposed to use your spare cash (and the $1000 debit card, if you were in her audience during the October taping of Oprah's "Pay it Forward" show) to do ...

The Oprah Effect
Richmond.com, VA - Nov 25, 2006
... is alive in Richmond, thanks in part to a local woman who was willing to "pay it forward" – with a little help from the Queen of TV herself, Oprah Winfrey. ...

Oprah ditches favorite things in favor of donations
CNNMoney.com - Nov 25, 2006
... choice. On Tuesday, Oprah taped the results of the "Pay it Forward" challenge and explained her decision to bag "Favorite Things.". "I ...

The Oprah Effect
Richmond.com, VA – Nov 25, 2006
... is alive in Richmond, thanks in part to a local woman who was willing to "pay it forward" – with a little help from the Queen of TV herself, Oprah Winfrey. ...

The Oprah Effect
Richmond.com, VA – Nov 24, 2006
... is alive in Richmond, thanks in part to a local woman who was willing to "pay it forward" – with a little help from the Queen of TV herself, Oprah Winfrey. ...

'Pay it forward' team returns to Oprah show
Blue Springs Examiner,  USA - Nov 24, 2006
... the Oprah show this week to tape the conclusion of "Oprah's Favorite Giveaway ... the studio audience received $1,000 and a camcorder to "pay it forward." The goal ...

Church members hold cash in hands, charity in hearts
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),  USA  - Nov 24, 2006
... The couple had just seen the movie, "Pay it Forward," which is about a boy who ... In late October, Oprah Winfrey gave audience members $1,000 each with a similar ...

OPRAH'S MONEY PUT TO VERY GOOD USES
Kentucky.com, KY - Nov 24, 2006
... the charitable giving project initiated by talk show host Oprah Winfrey, but ... The "pay it forward" projects initiated by the Kentucky duo include giving an ...

Will you 'pay it forward' with Oprah or rely on good ol' ...
Blogging Stocks - Nov 23, 2006
... you're supposed to use your spare cash (and the $1000 debit card, if you were in her audience during the October taping of Oprah's "Pay it Forward" show) to do ...

Will you 'pay it forward' with Oprah or rely on good ol' ...
Blogging Stocks - Nov 23, 2006
... you're supposed to use your spare cash (and the $1000 debit card, if you were in her audience during the October taping of Oprah's "Pay it Forward" show) to do ...

Will you 'pay it forward' with Oprah or rely on good ol' ...
Blogging Stocks - Nov 23, 2006
... you're supposed to use your spare cash (and the $1000 debit card, if you were in her audience during the October taping of Oprah's "Pay it Forward" show) to do ...

Merokeans take Oprah challenge
Merrick Herald, NY - Nov 23, 2006
"Oprah's an amazing person, and I wanted to be in her presence," said ... told in advance that an opportunity to give back, the "Pay It Forward Challenge," would ...

From Africa with love
Sun Publications Chicago, IL - Nov 23, 2006
... As part of Oprah's "Pay It Forward Challenge," each audience member was given a video camera to document the presentations. Asare ...

Inspirational giving
The Courier News, IL - Nov 23, 2006
... As part of Oprah's "Pay it Forward Challenge," each audience member was given a camcorder to document their presentations. Asare ...

Thankful for Maddie
Detroit Free Press,  United States  - Nov 22, 2006
... For Oprah Winfrey. Two teachers from St. Clair were at Winfrey's show when she started a program called "Pay It Forward," giving everyone in the audience ...
Centralian's to Appear on Oprah Winfrey Show Monday Afternoon
WJBDRadio.com, IL -
... The Oprah show featuring Scheidt and others from the "Pay It Forward" show will be on channel 5 out of St. Louis Monday afternoon at 4:00.
Will you 'pay it forward' with Oprah or rely on good ol' ...
Blogging Stocks - Nov 22, 2006
... you're supposed to use your spare cash (and the $1000 debit card, if you were in her audience during the October taping of Oprah's "Pay it Forward" show) to do ...

East China teachers 'Pay it Forward'
New Baltimore Voice Newspapers, MI - Nov 21, 2006
Call it a "Pay It Forward" challenge. ... challenges began when Pat Biebuyck and Dorothy Derrow were among 300 people at an October taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show ...

McNamee, community 'Pay It Forward'
Western Courier (subscription), IL - Nov 17, 2006
Junior social work major Erin McNamee participated in Oprah's "Pay It Forward" challenge in which she received a $1,000 Bank of America card and told to give ...

Thanksgiving is the time to celebrate the good
Dailyrecord.com, NJ - Nov 17, 2006
... Or maybe you recently saw or heard about the episode of the Oprah Winfrey show during which Winfrey ... She offered money, but was told to pay it forward instead. ...

Airline gift to hospital starts with Oprah
Phoenix Business Journal, AZ - Nov 16, 2006
... interisland tickets after hearing about a woman's purchase of tickets in a "pay it forward" project. The story starts on television. Oprah Winfrey gave $1,000 ...

Local business helps Oprah 'pay it forward'
Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton, OH - Nov 16, 2006
... good deed. Recently talk show diva, Oprah presented her audience with $1,000 debit cards to go out and use to help others. One audience ...

AT URGING FROM OPRAH, PARTICIPANT PAID IT FORWARD
Dundalk Eagle, MD - Nov 16, 2006
... But Neidinger, 34, had never given away money until she received a $1,000 gift card on The Oprah Winfrey Show as part of the Pay It Forward Challenge. ...

Airline gift to hospital starts with Oprah
San Antonio Business Journal, TX - Nov 16, 2006
... interisland tickets after hearing about a woman's purchase of tickets in a "pay it forward" project. The story starts on television. Oprah Winfrey gave $1,000 ...

Airline gift to hospital starts with Oprah
Milwaukee Business Journal, WI - Nov 16, 2006
... interisland tickets after hearing about a woman's purchase of tickets in a "pay it forward" project. The story starts on television. Oprah Winfrey gave $1,000 ...

Airline gift to hospital starts with Oprah
Bizjournals.com, NC - Nov 16, 2006
... interisland tickets after hearing about a woman's purchase of tickets in a "pay it forward" project. The story starts on television. Oprah Winfrey gave $1,000 ...

Airline gift to hospital starts with Oprah
Washington Business Journal, DC - Nov 16, 2006
... interisland tickets after hearing about a woman's purchase of tickets in a "pay it forward" project. The story starts on television. Oprah Winfrey gave $1,000 ...

Airline gift to hospital starts with Oprah
Charlotte Business Journal, NC - Nov 16, 2006
... interisland tickets after hearing about a woman's purchase of tickets in a "pay it forward" project. The story starts on television. Oprah Winfrey gave $1,000 ...

Airline gift to hospital starts with Oprah
Pacific Business News, HI - Nov 16, 2006
... interisland tickets after hearing about a woman's purchase of tickets in a "pay it forward" project. The story starts on television. Oprah Winfrey gave $1,000 ...

Freedom Remembers Dedicated Teacher
Loudoun Connection, VA - Nov 15, 2006
... Oprah Winfrey. On Oct. 30, Winfrey gave her audience members the debit card with the instructions that they must do something good with it, or pay it forward. ...

Teachers `pay it forward' with help from Oprah
Kalamazoo Gazette, MI - Nov 13, 2006
... Winfrey had a few rules for those participating in ``Oprah's Challenge to Pay it Forward:'' Audience members had to spend the money on someone they did not know ...

Paying it forward
Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC - Nov 13, 2006
... Two Charleston area women learned how much $1,000 can mean when Oprah Winfrey equipped each with a debit card to "pay it forward" and a camcorder to record ...

Recipients Of Oprah Good Deeds Giveaway Tell Story
KCCI.com, IA - Nov 10, 2006
... Iowa -- On a recent episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Oprah gave $1,000 ... two sisters now have a special bond because of Winfrey's pay-it-forward initiative. ...

Thanks to Oprah, iPods at Moffitt
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Nov 9, 2006
... successful. Massetti was one of more than 300 studio audience members Oprah challenged to "pay it forward" around the country. She ...

Local woman 'pays it forward'
WTHR, IN - Nov 9, 2006
... When you do something nice for someone and they pay it forward to someone else - it keeps going and going and ... "This is crazy, but I am with the Oprah show, and ...

'Pay it forward' - taking the Oprah challenge
Jackson Sun, TN - Nov 9, 2006
... 26 and to participate in Oprah's challenge. The show "Oprah's Pay it Forward Challenge" aired Oct. 30. Buchanan and his guest, his ...

Women From Oprah Show 'Pay It Forward'
Kansas City Channel.com, MO - Nov 8, 2006
The women were part of a "Pay-It-Forward" program, designed to send members of Oprah's studio audience out to give money away and spread hope. ...

Driven to beat violence
MLive.com, MI - Nov 8, 2006
... mom of four the car after attending a recent taping of Oprah Winfrey's television show. Winfrey encouraged audience members to "pay it forward." Each audience ...

This just in: News sweeps avoid sleaze
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - Nov 7, 2006
... To open sweeps, though, Christine Buck had a charming feature on a Chesterfield woman who used a "pay it forward" gift card from Oprah Winfrey to help a camp ...

Cheer squad ‘paying it forward’
Sapulpa Daily Herald, OK - Nov 6, 2006
... is one of just two Oklahoma cheerleading teams selected to participate in the OTLA program, which was taken from Oprah Winfrey’s “Pay it Forward” mission ...

Oprah challenge reaches Chappaqua
The Journal News.com, NY - Nov 5, 2006
... The story began a few weeks ago when Wendi Silverman sent an e-mail to the "Oprah Winfrey Show" after learning about Winfrey's Pay It Forward Challenge, in ...

Oprah's seeds bear fruit of kindness
News & Observer, NC - Nov 5, 2006
... Richardson called the McDougald event "Pay It Forward 2006: Durham, North Carolina." The Durham resident and Oprah fan hopes she can make the event annual and ...

Influences What shapes the minds that make the news
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Nov 5, 2006
... so much I've watched them more than twice: Pay It Forward, Seabiscuit, Miracle ... Friedman, Malcolm Gladwell, Colin Powell, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, to ...

'Pay It Forward' gift helps needy moms
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - Nov 4, 2006
... Amy McBurney (left) used her $1,000 portion of Oprah Winfrey's "Pay It Forward" challenge to help mothers such as Jocelyn Turner and her 3-month-old daughter ...

Gifts multiply value of Oprah's $2,000
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),  USA - Nov 4, 2006
... and 300 other audience members $1,000 each and challenged them to pay it forward — pass it on ... O'Conner, 38, and Osborne-Lumpp, 34, had turned Oprah's pair of ...

Women decide to pay kindness forward in Independence
Blue Springs Examiner,  USA - Nov 4, 2006
... Favorite Giveaway Ever," an event where Oprah gives $1,000 and a camcorder to the show's audience members with the directive to "pay it forward" to people in ...

Accepting Oprah's challenge
Gary Post Tribune, IN - Nov 4, 2006
... or spend a dollar on every person, it doesn't matter to me," Oprah told her ... If I've ever done anything nice for you, would you pay it forward?" She included a ...

STARR REPORT
New York Post, NY - Nov 3, 2006
... an Upper West Side writer/tutor, was in the "Oprah Winfrey Show" audience when Winfrey distributed $1,000 debit cards for her "Pay It Forward Challenge" (the ...

  Others from Valley give to causes with their $1,000 debit cards ...
Dayton Daily News (subscription), OH - Nov 3, 2006
... A challenge from Oprah Winfrey to "pay it forward" will help Tellis get her van detailed, tuned up and equipped with a remote starter at Carl's Body Shop and ...
  MN Woman Part Of Oprah's 'Pay It Forward' Show
WCCO MN - Nov 3, 2006
(WCCO) Instead of passing out her favorite things this year, Oprah is passing out her favorite feeling. Oprah gave everyone in her ...
  Local resident and Oprah change a Centralia families life
WJBDRadio.com, IL - Nov 3, 2006
Scheidt went to Chicago on Monday to tape the "Pay it Forward" show that aired on Thursday of last week. Oprah gave everyone in the audience 1-thousand dollars ...
  Woman Uses Oprah's Gift For Coats For Colorado
TheDenverChannel.com, CO - Nov 3, 2006
... Broomfield, it was a dream come true when she received $1,000 from Oprah. ... And that's when Stitzer decided to pay it forward with the Coats for Colorado campaign ...
  Sisters take Oprah gift and turn it into much more
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),  USA - Nov 3, 2006
... Each audience member at one of Oprah's shows last week was given a ... Q100 has been heavily promoting the "pay it forward" cause and metro Atlanta Kroger shoppers ...
  Oprah's challenge is windfall for sick kids
Lowell Sun, MA - Nov 3, 2006
... "Isn't this cool?" says Merck, at the Toys R Us checkout counter. "Oprah's giving us the opportunity to pay it forward.". Marchand ...
  Paying it forward to those who give back
South Bend Tribune, IN - Nov 3, 2006
... The three women were at a taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" last week ... Winfrey explained that this giveaway was part of the "Pay It Forward" movement based on ...

Pay It Forward means giving the gift of love
Maryville Daily Forum, MO - Nov 2, 2006
... this time, Tant has no idea whether or not any of the four people who she has chosen to feature for the pay it forward challenge will be aired on the Oprah Show ...

  Our views: Thumbs up or thumbs down
Herald & Review,  IL - Nov 2, 2006
... THUMBS UP! To Decatur native Diana Slaviero, who didn't waste any time in responding to Oprah Winfrey's Pay it Forward challenge. ...

Pay It Forward
KOTV, OK - Nov 2, 2006
Oprah Winfrey was in the giving spirit earlier this week, when she gave her audience a thousand dollars each. She asked each person ...

Pupils, seniors enlisted to help philanthropic effort
Macomb Daily Journal, IL - Nov 2, 2006
... Erin McNamee, 21, attended a taping of "Oprah" last week after she had submitted a written request to be part of Oprah's "Pay it Forward" challenge. ...

On Oprah Show, Trick Or Treat
TheDay (subscription), CT - Nov 2, 2006
... The rest of the hour was consumed with feel-good pay-it-forward bits: adorable dog ... Oprah even flew in from Australia the guy who started giving away free hugs ...

Boy attacked by baby-sitting dogs deserves compassion
Gary Post Tribune, IN - Nov 2, 2006
... I asked readers to suggest who deserves it, and they replied big time -- give it to Oprah for a ... Stephanie, one pay-it-forward chocolate bar is coming your way.

Earning the rewards of 'paying it forward'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - Nov 1, 2006
... Oprah was still giving, alright. But this time, she wanted to give the joy of giving. She's calling it her "pay it forward challenge.". ...

Metro Woman Uses Oprah Money To "Pay It Forward"
WSBtv.com, GA - Nov 1, 2006
... “Everybody wants to do something to help, and that was the real mission behind Oprah’s Pay It Forward Challenge,” said Duckworth. ...

Oprah's spirit inspires gifts from SJ woman
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Nov 1, 2006
... Needless to say, the non-profits are thrilled with Oprah's by-proxy gift ... Winfrey issued her ``pay it forward'' challenge on her nationally broadcast show Monday ...

Local women take on Oprah's challenge
Daily Herald, UT - Nov 1, 2006
... Acerson, a Lindon resident, and James, a Cedar Hills resident, were in Chicago last week for the filming of Oprah's Pay-It-Forward challenge, which aired Monday ...

Christmas comes on Halloween for Dove; Decatur native strives to ' ...
Herald & Review, IL - Oct 31, 2006
... who was among more than 300 audience members who received a $1,000 debit card from Bank of America as part of Oprah Winfrey's Pay It Forward Challenge during a ...

Oprah Asks Local Women To 'Pay It Forward'
KMBC, MO - Oct 31, 2006
That's the challenge Oprah Winfrey gave her studio audience, which included two Kansas City women. Winfrey said the idea is to "pay it forward.". ...

Oprah Asks Local Women To 'Pay It Forward'
Kansas City Channel.com, MO - Oct 31, 2006
That's the challenge Oprah Winfrey gave her studio audience, which included two Kansas City women. Winfrey said the idea is to "pay it forward.". ...

Oprah Ambushes Audience With ‘Favorite Giveaway Ever’
Cinema Blend - Oct 31, 2006
... Audience members were also given DVD recorders so that they can tape their pay-it-forward-esque stories for a future ‘Oprah’ show. ...

Central Wisconsin Teacher Appears on "Oprah"
WSAW, WI - Oct 30, 2006
... Birnamwood High School thought their teacher must have been disappointed to have to give away money given to her by Oprah Winfrey. ... We were to pay it forward. ...

Oprah tells guests to 'pay it forward'
Western Courier (subscription), IL - Oct 30, 2006
... Oprah's "Pay it Forward" challenge asked those in attendance to step up to the plate and help others. Each of the 300 audience members ...

Oprah's grand idea hits home
Flint Journal, MI - Oct 30, 2006
... The show's topic turned out to be a "Pay It Forward" theme, with Oprah giving Clothier and everyone else in the studio audience $1,000 and a videocamera. ...

Three local women part of Oprah's challenge
South Bend Tribune, IN - Oct 30, 2006
... "Pay It Forward" is a movement embraced by Winfrey, based on a book with the same name ... distributing the money and send the tape back to the "Oprah Winfrey Show ...

Oprah sends audience on a mission ...
Blue Springs Examiner,  USA  - Oct 28, 2006
... is for each person to take the $1,000 and "Pay It Forward." They are then supposed to tape their random acts of kindness and submit it to the Oprah Show for ...

 
   

 

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