Thoughtfulness Makes an Impression

My son Parker turns 9 later this week. Today, when he went through the lunch line at his school's cafeteria, he punched in his numeric code when he purchased his milk. Any purchase made in the cafeteria requires the student to input their code.

But today, Parker experienced a pleasant surprise. When he entered his code, the computer wished him "Happy Birthday".

Here's The Point: I don't know if this little bit of thoughtfulness is something system-wide or if it only happens at my son's school. But someone, somewhere along the way, recognized the opportunity to take the information in the school's database and use it brighten a student's day.

Just a small moment of thoughtfulness that made an impression.