The article discusses the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) 2014, Paying It Forward event. It notes that this event is five years in the planning. A number of people that assumed important positions in CATE include Michelle Berry, Nancy Himel and Carol LeCren. The author encourages English teachers to be part of CATE 2014 to be held in San Diego, California, and to stop at the CATE booth.