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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 03:47 AM Jul 2015

Remember that pizzeria that was feeding the homeless?

See what happened when you shared their story.

http://www.upworthy.com/remember-that-pizzeria-that-was-feeding-the-homeless-see-what-happened-when-you-shared-their-story

Since then, Wartman says, business at Rosa's has been picking up steam.

His email update four months later had us smiling ear-to-ear:

"It has been more than three months since you posted our story on Upworthy. It's been a CRAZY past couple months, but the business is both making more money and helping WAY more people than ever before."
—Mason Wartman

As of June 2015...

Rosa's has given away more than 23,000 slices (a 130% increase in just four months!) and is providing meals free of charge to up to 100 people on any given day.

The uptick in business means Wartman needs more employees. And true to Rosa's pay-it-forward spirit, he's hiring through agencies that connect homeless folks with jobs.

And they've even started selling official Rosa's apparel, which features designs by homeless artists. Half of all the revenue goes right back to supporting Philly's homeless community through pay-it-forward pizza. So far, T-shirt sales have funded a full 10% of donated slices.

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Remember that pizzeria that was feeding the homeless? (Original Post) eridani Jul 2015 OP
Good news in these times! TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #1
k n r cui bono Jul 2015 #2
Good news! 47of74 Jul 2015 #3
Sharing stories on ohheckyeah Jul 2015 #4
Kindness truly pays. romanic Jul 2015 #5
This is a beautiful thing. nt Enthusiast Jul 2015 #6
Oh, if only this would expand AwakeAtLast Jul 2015 #7
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #8
Great. Maybe this guy can franchise and spread this model to other cities. ohnoyoudidnt Jul 2015 #9
I somehow missed the original story awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #10
Kick for a feel good story. oasis Jul 2015 #11
A great story all-around. Kurovski Jul 2015 #12
 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
3. Good news!
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:15 AM
Jul 2015

I clicked preparing to read that someone got it shut down on some sort of bullshit charge because they didn't like homeless being fed.

ohnoyoudidnt

(1,858 posts)
9. Great. Maybe this guy can franchise and spread this model to other cities.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:07 PM
Jul 2015

It sounds like it would be a lot better than most other crap chains out there.

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