Hey my name is Robyn Perez. I am a camp counselor. I was on a wilderness trip with 5 of my 13-15 year old campers (girls) in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. We had just finished a day hike up 3 peaks. We had gotten back at 6:30, which is pretty late considering you are not supposed to cook past 7 o'clock. It had just started to rain pretty hard as we were cooking. This girl came into our campsite, drenched. She asked us if there was any room in the lean-to we were staying in. And since there was no room because there was 8 of us total, we said no and I directed her and her fiancé and their dog to the nearest lean-to. Two hours later we were just hanging out in the lean-to. And all of a sudden that girl came back saying that there was no room in that lean-to and asked if she and her fiancé could stay underneath the tarp we were cooking under. We said yes, not knowing what else to say. As they walked away, the girls and I looked at one another knowing what we had to do. We all scrunched together in our sleeping bags to make more room at the end of the lean-to. I walked over in my rain jacket and insisted that they sleep in the lean-to. They were very grateful. Just before this trip all the campers were given PAY IT FORWARD bracelets. And the next morning as they were getting ready to leave, one of my campers gave her bracelet to the couple and said don't thank us, just the next time you have a chance pay it forward. I think that’s a good story of kindness. Thank you for your time.
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