Babies and Santa always a good combination!!!!!

18.19.00 malaria

We arrived at save-on-foods in the community of Walden at 8:30 am. Chris the grocery manager was anxiously waiting for us. He had no idea the trailer was so damn gorgeous. Chris situated the trailer in a safe but very visible area in front of the main entrance. You could see us from McLeod Trail. We were extremely excited It was quite chilly standing in the shaded area but at least we were able to go in and out of the store throughout the day to warm up. Our first 2 volunteers Cheyenne and Colleen were steady through out the morning with food donations but once Santa arrived then the frenzie started. Between taking donations, handing out candy canes and pictures with Santa there was no time to think of the chilly air. Thank goodness Randy arrived for his shift on time and was able to do some of the heavy lifting for us. We had a young boy and his Dad wheel their cart loaded with groceries out of the store. The young boy grabbed a bag out of the cart and just as we were reaching for it he said “No, this is ours what is left in the cart is for you” The generosity never gets old. Just as we were wrapping up for the day Chris the grocery manager came out and told us all the baby food in the lobby belonged to us. We could not believe this as there must have been a full pallet sitting in the lobby and how could they possibly know we are all about baby food. Unbelievable !!! we gladly handbombed the entire skid into the trailer. We left very tired, cold and sore but the smile on our faces well……we are still smiling. !!!!!

Be sure to click the link below to watch the CTV News Interview at the Walden Store!