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Yes, in my backyard

Writer's picture: Reuben BergerReuben Berger

Updated: Dec 1, 2024

This is the story of how a stranger's act of kindness changed a homeless man's life. There is a Jewish expression: 'Save one life, you save the world.'


From article below: "Ask David McDonald and Kim Cormier who's getting the most out of their new friendship, and they'll both point to themselves.


"I feel very blessed to have met David," Cormier said from her home in the Skeleton Park neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.


"I'm the blessed one," corrected McDonald, sitting beside her. It was a chance encounter that brought them together.


It was a chance encounter back in July 2021 that brought them together. McDonald, 46, who's been intermittently homeless since 2016, was passing Cormier's house on his e-scooter earlier this summer when he blew a tire. He asked Cormier, who was working outside on her laptop, if she would watch his belongings for him while he went to Canadian Tire for a new inner tube. A lot of his things had been stolen recently, and he didn't want to lose more.


When he returned, Cormier invited McDonald to stay for dinner with her and her partner, Andrew Embury. The rest is history.


Can read the full story/article...

Kim didn't stop by letting him put up his tent in her backyard, she went on to organize a GoFundMe to raise over $18 000 to build him a tiny home. See fundraiser below:


We sure have a lot of land in Canada ~ perhaps we'll be the first country in the world to end the homelessness crisis.



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