A man pulled up and unloaded a large box of hand-knitted scarves, each with a handwritten note attached.
The kind gesture alone was moving, said Kadonah Davis, a member of the Satellite Rotary Club of Langley Central Sunset and coordinator of the club’s annual clothing drive.
But, she said, the story behind the donation brought many of the Rotary volunteers to the brink of tears.
The donor’s son – who asked to remain anonymous – dropped off the donation during the annual Rotary clothing drive, held a few weeks ago at the Langley Seniors Resource Centre. He shared a little background behind the scarves.
“[His mother] did this while she was in palliative care. Each and every scarf had a handwritten note attached, as an encouragement to the person who will receive this very warm gift,” said Davis.
This was the seventh annual warm clothing drive to help Langley’s most vulnerable. Donations of sweaters, scarves, jackets, toques, and mittens are collected and given to the Gateway of Hope shelter for redistribution to those in need in the community.
This time around, Davis said the Rotarians were able to collect three carloads full of donations from the public.
“It was cold and freezing, and we want to thank the community for coming out and supporting our event,” she said, gladly hailing the event a success that she expects will be repeated again.
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