Episode 30 - Kevin Tuerff - Kindness To Strangers

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How would you respond if your little town all of a sudden had an influx of 7,000 people  from 90 countries sitting on 38 jumbo aircraft at your tiny airport?

That happened in a matter of hours on 9/11/ 2001 in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.

As the terrorist acts of that terrible day unfolded in the United States, Kevin Tuerff sat on an Air France Flight in a state of shock. Suddenly they had started to descend and the plane banked north. Then an announcement came over the speaker in French. He could only understand one word. Terrorism. Then the announcement came out in English saying that due to acts of terrorism in the United States their plane would be diverted to the town of Gander, Newfoundland.

Join an inspiring conversation with host Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver, and his wonderful guest Kevin Tuerff, founder of Pay It Forward 911, as Kevin retells the events of that fateful day.

Listen to this uplifting episode as Kevin shares how the people of Gander exhibited the full power behind the meaning of "I was a stranger and you took me in." Learn how they not only took in strangers, but they embraced them with kindness that continues to pay it forward 23 years later.

Take the time listen - YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!
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Kevin Tuerff is the Managing Director for Communications at The American Thoracic Society. He is the founder of Pay It Forward 9/11, dedicated to paying kindness forward in memory of those who lost their lives on 9/11/2001. He is the author of an amazing book - "Channel of Peace: Stranded in Gander 9/11" which story has been portrayed in the award winning Broadway Musical, "Come From Away."
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