My 2-year-old daughter and I came in for lunch every Wednesday for three months after her baby gymnastics class. We got to know the staff, especially our server Rachel, and the manager Christina. On my daughter’s last day of class, they actually got her a "graduation" gift which included a princess towel and kickboard, since I had told Rachel that we would be starting swimming lessons after gymnastics ended. They brought it out in a gift bag with balloons tied to it saying, "I understand this is a special day for Georgia." I was absolutely blown away.

As I was walking out of the Wal-Mart in Post Falls, I was approached by a young man in a Red Robin shirt. He said he found a $20 bill in the parking lot and instead of keeping it to himself, he gave it to me; he said he had already made enough money that day and he wanted to spread some joy. I needed that money for baby formula and some ointment for my baby so I started crying. He asked me if everything was okay and I explained to him that I really needed that money. After giving me the $20 he found, he came back into the store with me and asked what else I needed. I told him what I needed and out of the kindness of his heart, he bought close to $50 worth of diapers, talcum powder, and some receiving blankets that I couldn’t afford. I have never experienced someone so giving and loving in my life and I am truly thankful for his generosity.

Two of our servers have decided to create their own non-profit organization. Their slogan is "Two girls, fifty states, one journey." On their own, they have set up a trip this summer to six different states where they are volunteering at various hospitals. After becoming aware that unclaimed newborns, that do not get physical attention, grow up with emotional and physical problems, Eggie and Silwia decided that they would hold and cuddle these children so that they may develop correctly. Although they are hitting only six states, they are planning on growing in number and hitting more states every year.

Last night the Training Teams in Trussville, Jones Valley, Carriage Crossing, Cordova, Bridgestreet and Jackson made dinner for nearly 120 kids and family members residing at the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis, TN. The Ronald McDonald House hosts up to 50 families who have children with cancer who are being treated at St. Jude, and relies on donations and the community to fund their operation. A few months ago the team toured St. Jude Research Hospital and decided to do something to help the children and families of St. Jude. The taco dinner was a huge success and brought smiles to many children and parents.

My 9-year-old daughter was involved in an afterschool program called Girls On The Run. This program uses the power of running to change the way girls see themselves and their opportunities. The 12-week program builds the girls up to run a 5K race. My daughter came home from one of her classes and informed me that she needed a running partner for the race. I was thinking in my head, "Can I drive next to you?" because we don’t have a family of runners. I came into work the next day and was talking to Melissa, a co-worker, and jokingly told her that I would need to borrow her to be a running partner for my daughter. She immediately said, "No problem. I would love to do it." Melissa was there to support my daughter through the entire race and pushed her to go a bit further than my daughter thought she could.

As part of our "Etch A Sketch A Burger" contest we received 300 mini Etch A Sketch toys from the toy maker. Marcie coordinated a time for the members of the marketing team to visit The Denver Children’s Hospital to distribute Etch A Sketch toys to patients. The team visited almost every floor of the hospital and distributed all 300 toys. It was amazing to see the smiles on the kids’ faces when they saw the toy, and not to mention, when they saw Red! Red Robin received hundreds of thank yous and heartfelt smiles from the patients and families.

A bus broke down while transporting the kids home on Friday, which is a six hour ride. You went above and beyond anyone’s expectation with your act of kindness. The Team pitched in and cooked spaghetti for all the students and staff on the bus and delivered it to them sitting on the side of the rode along with water and soda. Today, when the bus got to the stop, there was a poster made and signed by all of the kids, several cards from staff and students, and lots of hugs.

Last Sunday night, my supervisor and I were on a work trip from Knoxville to Memphis. We were stopped by the flooding in Nashville when the highways were closed. We sat for more than three hours on interstate 40. When we finally got to the Charlotte Pike exit, we took it and tried to find an alternate route to Memphis. Of course, by then, all the secondary streets were flooded, too. We decided to backtrack to find food and a hotel in Nashville and saw several closed restaurants on Charlotte Pike. It was, after all, 8:30 p.m. on a Sunday. We finally saw Red Robin. They had a sign up saying they were closing because they were understaffed, but after seeing the desperation in our eyes, the manager let us and a few other stranded motorists in. He asked that we be patient since he only had three servers working. We said we didn’t care; we just wanted a place to sit and a hot meal. Everyone was amazingly friendly and the service was great. I didn’t notice any delays. Our food was out very quickly. Servers even took the time to sing a Happy Birthday song to a woman at another table.

My fiancé is completely deaf in one ear and 80% deaf in the other. We recently obtained a service dog to assist him. We have been very hesitant to bring her into public places as there is a common misconception that service animals are to assist only the blind. We have seen Red Robin commercials for a very long time but there was never one in our area. When the location in Port Orange opened, we decided to try it. I went inside to request a take-out menu, and went outside to view it with my fiancé and service dog. When the staff realized our reason for not dining in was the dog, they rushed outside and invited us in. We expressed our concern, especially with never having brought the dog into a restaurant before, and they were so friendly and accommodating. The hostess and our waitress were delightful and some of the other servers even came by to say hello. The manager came to check on us as well. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming and we felt right at home. It was a tremendous experience and one that we have been sharing in both the hearing and deaf communities.

A 2-year-old boy and his parents joined us for dinner. One of our star servers, Geoff, wanted to know if there was anything we could do for him because the little boy had just gotten out of surgery on his arm. The entire team came together and presented the boy with a cut up promo box, which they made into a basket, a sleeve of Red Robin stickers, a toy car, a gift card, and a get well card signed by the entire team. They were extremely touched and speechless.