The
lady behind this wonderful initiative at Hutton Hyde Park is Alison
Billett.

She
told SAPeople: “We inherited the board from the previous owner, Dick
Hutton, 
when we bought
the filling station from him almost 20 years ago.

“We
continued the tradition and it has become a landmark – more so now that
it’s on social media!

“Not
a day goes by when I don’t get a call or a visit from someone to tell me
how much they appreciate the message –
it seems that
every day there’s something that just speaks to what is going on in
someone’s life and that inspires or motivates them.

“Having
people come and tell me their stories and how the quote helped them
in some small
way is what motivates me to keep writing!  “We use a variety of
quotations –
some are
topical, some are funny, some are inspirational, some even reflect what is
going on in my life that day!

“Different
things appeal to different people…

“The
boards were spotted by a motivational speaker from the UK, Geoff Ramm, 
when he was
driving by one day and he was so taken by them he included a piece about
them in his book!

“The
boards have appeared many times in newspapers and magazines and been spoken
about
on radio stations
all over the world 9GAG has re-tweeted them a few times too!”

Bob
95 FM in the USA recently posted Alison’s “Rest in Peace” quote which 
has now been
shared over a quarter of a million times around the world!