Our Events

We are happy to have donate 616 lbs (40 turkeys) to the Plant City Food Bank to distribute to the community. To read more about our project see this article from the Plant City Observer. 

Donate today to provide the gift of shoes to those who need them the most. Make an impact by donating new or your gently-worn shoes to those less fortunate. Another way to offer your support with our effort is to help spread the word about our show collection. Give shoes. …

Join Operation Paying It Forward as we distribute toys to Achieve Plant City on December 18th. The toys are compliments of Southern Muscle of Plant City.  Southern Muscle had their Annual Toy Drive on December 7th. They donated some of the toys from their toy drive to Operation Paying It …

In honor of those who lost and those who continue to fight, Operation Paying It Forward Founder Michelle Valdes will be “Going Bald For A Cause”. We will be going LIVE on Facebook at 10am as our Founder Michelle Valdes shaves her head on her birthday to help people in …

Happy August! For the entire month of August you can help support Operation Paying It Forward. Go to the Winn Dixie located Plant City and purchase a $2.50 reusable Community Bag to send a $1 donation to our organization this month!  

Operation Paying It Forward is honoring our Veterans and First Responders. At this event much needed resources will be provided to our Veterans, such as but not limited to benefits, housing, food security, support groups and organizations to name a few. We also want to show our First Responders just …