Secret Society Targets Unknowing Victims
Group Does Good Deeds In Memory Of Friend
UPDATED: 1:36 p.m. EDT September 4, 2003
HIRAM, Ohio -- There is a secret society in Hiram in Portage County that targets victims at random and you may be next.
NewsChannel5's Angie Lau reported that you might find yourself inspired by the good deeds.
They pounce when you least suspect it.
"I didn't order anything, but I want to pay for the food of the van behind me," a SSSSH! group member said.
The victims are left confused. A gang committing random acts without letting anyone know who they are.
"I've heard a lot of stories of people just mowing yards for a lot of people, going to McDonald's and paying for the person three cars behind them," said Eric Buckman, member of SSSSH!
It's a movement that is sweeping the country and the world. And it all started in Hiram to honor a friend and hero, Hal Reichle, killed in the first Gulf War, Lau reported.
"One of the things about him that was so fascinating was that he did good deeds anonymously. It was a great adventure and he wouldn't tell anybody what he was doing," said Roger Cram, founder of SSSSH!
To honor Reichle's memory, friends and family organized SSSSH! -- the Secret Society of Serendipitous Service for Hal. Anyone can be a member. All you have to do is pull a Reichle -- a random act of kindness. Lau said that membership does have its rewards.
So the rash, but carefully planned, acts continue. For example, a police chief pulls over a car for driving well. An unsuspecting mom gets free groceries.
You can be a part of this secret society. Send an anonymous letter telling of your good deed to the secret society who will share it on its Web site.
NewsChannel5's Angie Lau reported that you might find yourself inspired by the good deeds.
They pounce when you least suspect it.
"I didn't order anything, but I want to pay for the food of the van behind me," a SSSSH! group member said.
The victims are left confused. A gang committing random acts without letting anyone know who they are.
"I've heard a lot of stories of people just mowing yards for a lot of people, going to McDonald's and paying for the person three cars behind them," said Eric Buckman, member of SSSSH!
It's a movement that is sweeping the country and the world. And it all started in Hiram to honor a friend and hero, Hal Reichle, killed in the first Gulf War, Lau reported.
"One of the things about him that was so fascinating was that he did good deeds anonymously. It was a great adventure and he wouldn't tell anybody what he was doing," said Roger Cram, founder of SSSSH!
To honor Reichle's memory, friends and family organized SSSSH! -- the Secret Society of Serendipitous Service for Hal. Anyone can be a member. All you have to do is pull a Reichle -- a random act of kindness. Lau said that membership does have its rewards.
So the rash, but carefully planned, acts continue. For example, a police chief pulls over a car for driving well. An unsuspecting mom gets free groceries.
You can be a part of this secret society. Send an anonymous letter telling of your good deed to the secret society who will share it on its Web site.
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