“It was a really cute note and it said that it was from a 12-year-old that was looking to do positive things in the neighbourhood, and they had enclosed a $5 gift card to a local ice cream shop,” said Griffiths.“The child’s only request was to pay it forward in some point in time.”The mother of two said she teared up when she read the note.“It was just nice to know that there are people out there who are trying to make things a little bit easier and better for others during this difficult time,” she said.The Kirkland resident wanted to share the kind gesture with her community, so she posted the note on Facebook and found out that a handful of others had also received it.“To hear that other people had also received the same note, it was.