Pay-it-forward meal donations catch on in Ottawa Valley restaurants
A new pay-it-forward initiative is catching on at restaurants across the Ottawa Valley, with patrons buying meals for those who otherwise couldn't afford them.
![Pay-it-forward meal donations catch on in Ottawa Valley restaurants](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7031763.1700254047!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nelson-street-pub-meal-donations.jpg)
![Signs calling for people who can to donate meals for those in need hang on the wall of the Nelson Street Pub in Pembroke, Ont. Signs on a wall.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7031763.1700254047!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nelson-street-pub-meal-donations.jpg)
A new pay-it-forward initiative is catching on at restaurants across the Ottawa Valley, with patrons buying meals for those who otherwise couldn't afford them.