Dickie's Hero Day

08/26/2026

"If you see someone without a smile today, give 'em yours." - Dolly Parton

11/01/2025

To celebrate our 5th Annual Dickie’s Hero Day, 28 kiddos enjoyed lunch at Big Banjo and received some reading on kindness!!! When you can be anything, BE KIND!!! ♥️🤝♥️

10/28/2025

🍕 Dickie’s Hero Day — Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025! ❤️📚

Join us at Big Banjo Pizza as we celebrate the legacy of Richard “Dickie” Ratliff with a day of education, kindness, and community.

🎉 Kids 12 & under eat FREE (lunch buffet + drink) 10:00am - 2:00pm

🍽️ Dine-in only

🎁 First 25 kids receive a special gift!

Bring the family and help us honor a hero who believed in giving back. 💙

09/02/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BBNmAkWmp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

When I was 13, I carried a secret shame. We were so poor that I often went to school with no food. At recess, while my classmates opened their lunches—apples, cookies, sandwiches—I sat pretending I wasn’t hungry. I buried my face in a book, hiding the sound of my empty stomach. Inside, it hurt more than I can explain.
Then, one day, a girl noticed. Quietly, without making a fuss, she offered me half her lunch. I was embarrassed, but I accepted. The next day, she did it again. And again. Sometimes it was a roll, sometimes an apple, sometimes a piece of cake her mother baked. To me, it was a miracle. For the first time in a long time, I felt seen.
Then one day, she was gone. Her family moved, and she never came back. Every day at recess, I’d glance at the door, hoping she would walk in and sit beside me with her smile and her sandwich. But she never did.
Still, I carried her kindness with me. It became part of who I was.
Years passed. I grew up. I thought of her often, but life went on.
Then, just yesterday, something happened that froze me in place. My young daughter came home from school and said:
“Dad, can you pack me two snacks tomorrow?”
“Two?” I asked. “You never finish one.”
She looked at me with the seriousness only a child can have:
“It’s for a boy in my class. He didn’t eat today. I gave him half of mine.”
I just stood there, goosebumps rising, time standing still. In her small act, I saw that girl from my childhood. The one who fed me when no one else noticed. Her kindness hadn’t disappeared—it had traveled through me, and now, through my daughter.
I stepped onto the balcony and looked at the sky, my eyes full of tears. All at once I felt my hunger, my shame, my gratitude, and my joy.
That girl may never remember me. She may not even know the difference she made. But I will never forget her. Because she taught me that even the smallest act of kindness can change a life.
And now, I know: as long as my daughter shares her bread with another child, kindness will live on.

~Lovely USA

02/01/2025

https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/big-banjo-pizza-in-pine-bluff-feeds-jefferson-county-employees-as-shutdown-continues/

A pizza restaurant in Pine Bluff is helping those in Jefferson County impacted by the county government shutdown.

11/06/2024

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up new trees” - Amelia Earhart

11/02/2024

Congratulations to the 2024 Acts of Kindness and Reading Challenge winners!!!

10/29/2024

We're excited to announce that we've extended the deadline for Dickie's Hero Act of Kindness submissions! You now have until 6:00 PM on October 30th to submit your entries.

Parents, don’t miss out on this great opportunity to help your child win a prize! Simply scan the QR code below to submit your child’s act of kindness.

Join us for the event on November 2nd at 11:00 AM to celebrate all the wonderful contributions!

Thank you for your support, and we can’t wait to see the amazing acts of kindness from our community!

10/22/2024

Submit your entry for the 2024 Act of Kindness Contest TODAY!!! Use the QR code below. Win a fabulous prize box and be recognized for your kind heart! ♥️

10/06/2024

Thank you to all that joined us for the reading event at Big Banjo on Saturday! Next reading event on 10/12 at the Arts & Science Center at 11am. Great time to enjoy the wonders of reading and enter the Acts of Kindness Contest!!!