On Thursday, Action Ministries hosted a “pay it forward” program in which children from low-income neighborhoods helped make 60 lunches for other needy children. “So many of us don’t get the opportunity to give back to the community,” said program coordinator Beth Holmes.“When you offer children that opportunity, they really embrace it and seem to enjoy it.” The events grew out of the ministries’ “smart lunch” program, which provides healthy lunches during the summer months to children who qualify for free lunches during the school year.