Over the past few weeks, a new trend called “Feed the Deed” has emerged on social media. “Feed the Deed” participants perform a good deed, upload a video or picture of themselves performing the good deed onto a social media platform such as Facebook, and then nominate four friends to also commit to doing a good deed within the next twenty-four hours.
On Beren campus, security guards have become the major recipients of acts of kindness performed by Stern students attempting to fulfill their “Feed the Deed” obligations. From donuts, to pizza, to cake, chips, and various types of candy, students have bombarded the security staff with an overwhelming display of kindness and appreciation. Unfortunately, all these acts of kindness have begun to add up and affect the security guards in a very unpleasant way.
“Before this “Feed the Deed” movement, I was down five pounds from my post-New Years diet. Now I’ve gained all that weight back and added some more!” laments one security guard, who wished to remain anonymous.”
Between mouthfuls of M&M’s, the most recent act of kindness from a Stern student, another security guard added, “We appreciate the students’ efforts to perform acts of kindness, but they are really testing our ability to stick to our diets,”
February and March are already difficult months for dieters who started off 2014 resolving to lose weight. Their enthusiasm for their diets was waning on its own by the end of January. Now, the recent barrage of snacks and sweets from students eager to do a participant in the “Feed the Deed” movement has seriously threatened their weight loss resolutions even further.
“Look, we understand how much “Feed the Deed” means to Stern students” says a security guard. “We aren’t unreasonable about accepting food gifts. We would just prefer them to be healthier. Instead of bringing donuts, students could bring apples or a healthy juice.”
So Stern students, on behalf of the Beren campus security staff, I would like to issue a plea. Before you head to Crumbs or Bravo to perform your “Feed the Deed” act of kindness, please be considerate of our security guard and re-think your decision. As I’m sure many Stern students know, weight loss is hard. So maybe make your act of kindness a little less about “feed” and more about the “deed.”