Stories like this are the kind that restore my faith in humanity.
A small Minnesota pizza shop recently sparked a wave of compassion after sharing a deeply personal message on social media. What started as a quiet plea for dignity and kindness quickly turned into more than the business owner ever thought it would.
Troubling Discovery Behind Pizza Shop Sparks Viral Post
On Tuesday, July 29, Heights Pizza Man in Columbia Heights, a northern suburb of Minneapolis, shared a message on Facebook after noticing something troubling behind their building.
“I don’t even know how to start this post but here goes,” the post began. “Recently, we’ve noticed a rapidly increasing volume of evidence of people eating out of our dumpster. Please do not eat out of our dumpster. Nobody deserves that.”
Heights Pizza Man Offers Help Instead of Judgment
But the restaurant didn’t stop at just raising awareness; they offered help.
“If you are that desperate for food, please come ask. If you are too embarrassed to ask, find a way to call us and ask if there is a way to leave a small cheese pizza outside the back door or something. You don’t even have to see us,” they wrote. “If you are the ones doing so, leave me a note and we will find a way to leave any extras or mistakes out back so you have something to eat without going through the trash.”…