Pay it forward at Mojos cafe
A Murray Bridge business has introduced a scheme which allows customers to shout coffees or food to locals doing it tough.
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Are you struggling to get by, and would a free coffee or a sandwich make your day?
Or are you in a position to give back, and fill someone else’s stomach?
Murray Bridge cafe Mojos has introduced a “pay it forward” scheme, where customers can buy a coffee or any other item on the menu and leave a credit to be collected by someone in need.
Just make your purchase and stick your receipt up on the board.
If you’re doing it tough at the moment, you can visit the cafe – in the food court at Murray Bridge Marketplace – pick a receipt off the board and give it to the staff.
They’ll give you the item you’ve chosen with a smile and no questions asked.
Well, almost no questions, manager Angelique Parsell said – they might have to ask what you’d like on your toasted sandwhich, or whether you prefer full cream milk.
“We’d been trying to think of a way we could support the community,” she said.
“It’s not just for the homeless, either – it might be a single mum, a single dad, a family ... almost everyone is doing it tough.
“Just to sit down and have a coffee, have a chat, can make a difference.”
The cafe began running the pay it forward scheme almost a month ago, and plenty of generous donors have stuck things up on the board since then.
But not many people knew they could benefit from the scheme, Ms Parsell said.
She encouraged anyone in need to come down and have a drink or a bite.
“We’ve all struggled at some point in life,” she said.
Reducing food waste is cafe’s next aim
In the coming weeks, Ms Parsell also hoped to sign the cafe up for the Too Good to Go program, which aims to reduce food waste.
Users of a special app can order surprise bags of leftovers to pick up at the end of the day, food which can no longer sold but shouldn’t really be thrown out.
Mojos would be the first business in the Murraylands to join the program, but Ms Parsell hoped others would follow.
- Pay it forward: Visit Mojos in the food court at Murray Bridge Marketplace between 8am and 5pm on weekdays, 3pm on Saturdays or 9.30am-3pm on Sundays.
- More information about Too Good to Go: www.toogoodtogo.com/en-au.
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