For most people, shoveling snow seems like a drag. But six Christians teens from South Olive Way in Denver, Colorado surpasse expectations when they secretly shovelled 57 neighbourhood sidewalks and driveways after a heavy snowfall.
What's great about this secret mission was that the teens expected nothing in return for their good deed, according to USA Today. They did not seek credit or praise, but instead simply left a note to their neighbours saying, "You've been served."
The six teens explained that the "pay it forward" mission was initiated by their church youth group, so they woke up around 6:30am on Sunday to shovel their neighbourhood driveways.
"We wanted to get out before anyone woke up," said Nick Mirabella, one of the six teens. "We just felt it was a really good idea to serve the whole neighbourhood and shovel as many driveways as we could."
Some neighbours who saw them shovelling insisted on paying them, but the teens refused. They did, however, accept some hot chocolate before they went sledding.
"It's just kind of the best way I think we could spend a Sunday," Mirabella said, "We work hard, we play hard."
Some of the neighbours missed the teens in action and woke up surprised that their driveways had already been cleared up.
"You just don't see that in this day and age," said resident Jeff Mostellar. "They did everything. The whole driveway, the stoop, the whole sidewalk up to the fence."
Another resident Darcy Peterson shared that her daughter excitedly woke her up and told her to look outside. "I mean, I can't believe it. I cannot believe it," she said.
The teen's selfless act of kindness is all part of the "You Got Served" movement, which different churches in the United States have been promoting. Through it, church members are encouraged to start random acts of kindness such as paying for someone's meal, raking leaves, or even buying groceries for a stranger.
