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e know that disasters and crises always give human beings the chance to show us at our best as well as our worst. Acts of courage, sacrifice and kindness spring up seemingly out of nowhere, and surprise us with their impact. We saw that in spades in Kamloops this spring, when the Rotary Food Drive set a new all-time record with 70,000 pounds of food donated and gathered. But that wasn’t one act of generosity that led to such an impressive result, was it? Rather, it was thousands of small gestures put together, from individuals putting a few cans or boxes of food in a bag to volunteers driving around to pick them up to more volunteers collecting and sorting them. None of those individual acts is particularly heroic, but put them all together and you’ve got something amazing. And it doesn’t take a food drive to make it happen – those small acts of kindness
have been happening all around us as we speak for months, from people buying pizza slices for health care workers to paying for a stranger’s groceries when they realize their wallet’s at home to simply calling a friend in self-isolation to check in. So we decided to try to pull them together and demonstrate just how much those little acts can mean. In April, we launched the Kindloops program, presented by Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union. We put out a call for Kamloopsians to tell us short stories about the acts of kindness they saw others doing for each other. We published a selection of the submissions we receive in Kamloops This Week every week over 12 weeks, and picked one random submission each week, with the person who performed that act of kindness and the person who nominated them each getting a gift certificate to the local restaurant of their choice. Now, we’ve put all the entries together into this special commemorative edition, celebrating all the acts of kindness that have come into us over that past 12 weeks. We’re so thankful to our title sponsor, Valley First, for making this project come to life, to New Gold, our premier sponsor, and
to all the other advertisers who have joined us to bring you this special edition. Sometimes we hear from readers that we don’t print enough good news. That’s an occupational hazard of publishing a community newspaper – to do our jobs properly, we need to tell bad news stories as well as good, though contrary to some people’s opinions, we’d rather write about good news. Consider this the antidote to that complaint. This is the biggest single section of nothing but uplifting good news about this community that we’ve ever published. Like most things in the world of newspapers, this isn’t new — I first saw a version of this done at a newspaper in Langley back in 2007, called Pay It Forward based on the famous book and movie of the same name. We were looking at creating Pay It Forward Kamloops earier this year, but a meeting I was invited to back in early March changed our direction. A group of community-minded individuals, led by Coun. Arjun Singh and former TRU counselor David Lidster, were discussing how to have better civil discourse in Kamloops, particularly online, where you might have noticed things can get a little impolite at times.
We decided that the core of civility was basic kindness – and that led us to this initiative. We know that Kamloopsians are kind at heart, especially in times of crisis; our larger goal, as we continue through and start to emerge from the current crisis, will be to make that kindness last. As our strange new world takes shape and we suffer as individuals, as families and as a community from the strains of continuing concerns over health, economic security and the weight of uncertainty that continues to hang over us all, we see some signs of stress on kindness and civility in our community. This section is a reminder that despite all those challenges and the toll they take on us, being kind, even in the face of unkind behaviour, is the best kind of infectious behaviour. In the words of our provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who is as close to a modern-day icon as we have: “Be kind. Be calm. Be safe.” Tim Shoults is operations manager at Kamloops This Week. He can be reached by phone at 250-374-7467 or email at tshoults@aberdeenpublishing.com.
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Good neighbours, ear savers and Costco My sister Val Shannik is a teacher at Brock Middle School. She is spear heading a clothing drive to help support Brock families that were struggling before Covid-19 no less now with many of them losing their jobs do to this pandemic. She personally has been driving around all over the city collecting donations from everyone willing to donate. Not only is she organizing, collecting and cleaning all the donation to get them ready for the families that desperately need them but she has been busy cooking special goodies to add to the lunch program and starfish program to help feed struggling Brock students. She goes out of her way to make sure her students are fed even spending 100s of dollars of her own money on food items to make sure her students don’t go to bed hungry. She personally delivers the food packages to families that can’t make it to the school to pick them up each day/ week to support her students during this difficult time when their parents can’t. Ashley Shannik Ann Weller has organized our neighbourhood so that we can help each other while we are staying at home during the current pandemic, and offers to shop for us whenever she’s out. She even notified us to join a drive-by salute for a neighbourhood boy who turned 12 years old, putting notices and balloons in our mailboxes. Ann has made face masks, dropped off Easter goodies, and offered to help any of us in need. She’s truly an asset to our street and to our city. Jill Baker My daughter Susie Schermerhorn and her family cooked us a full Easter dinner, chicken, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce and rolls, and delivered it hot to our door in a beautiful basket with a perfect tulip because we couldn’t eat together during this quarantine. It was not only delicious but their loving gesture meant the world to us. Hillary Parsons Thanks to the generous donation of copier transparency films by Karl Meyer, Kamloops Makerspace made 720 face shields that are being delivered to front line workers out in the community. NL Turcott
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My 69-year-old mother works full time as a care aid at Ponderosa Lodge. She has crocheted (more then she could count) ear savers for the staff at work. She would never toot her own horn. Tracey Bogie Nathan and Corey Wallace are making ear savers for no charge. They have distributed more than 400 to healthcare workers and currently making them for the BCNU (an order of 4000). Shelley Ford I was feeling pretty fluish and spending time alone at my house in Brock. My brother messaged me to say he was bringing me some home made soup from Chase. Sure enough, the drop took place at the back porch and I fed myself 5 meals of warm chicken soup and I’m sure it saved me. I want to thank my brother, Laurie Friesen, for the wonderful gesture! Deborah Friesen We live in a retirement community...the ‘Girls on the Block’ realized we didn’t have enough materials to make masks individu-
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Homemade bread and a ‘zany’ accountant I want to recognize John Zubak. He has been so generous in sharing information on how to cook bread, when yeast became in shortage, he did a video on Facebook on how to create your own breast yeast starter. He has been amazing reaching out to Kamloops community and his videos have reached beyond that. I connected a friend to his video and she received this kind generous support to find a solution. Thank you John for your kindness, generosity and calm disposition in all that you do! Jeanie Cardinal I want to recognize Hettie Buck and Sharon Chaytor of the Clearwater region. I have known Hettie for many years through work and community relationships. When I put a call out for some needed supplies she recommended Sharon as the go to person. Sharon was so kind and generous to offer support and supplies needed. Thank you Hettie and Sharon for your networking and generosity of kindness! Jeanie Cardinal
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Accountants are generally not well known for engaging in zany antics such as dressing up in gigantic T-Rex dinosaur costumes to bring happiness and smiles to isolating others. AnnMarie Aase, however, does exactly just that. She is the originator of Caremongering Kamloops, the largest Facebook group of its kind in Canada to date. Kamloops is noted for its caring and AnnMarie has always known that. Starting this group was just her way to “pay it forward” after living through SARS in Vietnam during the initial epidemic. Friends describe her as creative and driven. Because of her efforts, people in isolation can now come together to share stories, have a laugh and possibly find some others to help. Thank you AnnMarie for taking the time to care, the initiative to create and the willingness to bring a smile to our face (you should see the photos of her dressed up as this beast!) Helena Paivinen
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Angie Edgson had a Yoga and Wellness studio in Kamloops. She recently moved to Tofino to join her husband. Angie has a passion for wellness and community. Shortly after her move the pandemic occurred. She has started a online medi-
Theda Mcinnes is an amazing beautiful soul. She recently lost her husband and has been a light in our life by bring lunches from ICS and bringing us food for Easter and asking if we need anything. I have asthma and have been staying home. She goes out of her way to be so thoughtful even though her heart is hurting. Olive and Mark Klassen
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Mother’s Day help and sidewalk artists made a huge impact for them, allowing them to create a surprise to gift to me. Aside from this, Jam has also bottled and distributed hand sanitizer and gloves to people who need them and offers her time to do grocery shopping for those who cannot get out due to Covid 19. She is a local hero. Erin Sims
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In response to your call for suggestions of people to profile for Kindloops, there is an amazing chalk artist that has been creating beautiful sidewalk art during the pandemic near the top of Thor on the north side. Lots of inspirational and hopeful sayings. I’ve attached a photo I took of one of my favourites. Here are a few more, taken by Paula Schmidt (cc’d here). The first one is a bit hard to read, but it’s lovely: Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that Dragons exist, but because they tell us that Dragons can BE BEATEN. Many, many people in lower Sahali have enjoyed these expressions of hope and beauty on our frequent walks in the neighbourhood. I hope the consider it worthy of a Kindloops profile – you may have to hunt a bit to find the exact identity! Gisela Ruckert Sidewalk chalk
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Help to walk from stranger in parking lot On May 30, I witnessed this awesome act of kindness I had to share. I do not know either person but what I heard and saw was heartwarming. This young lady asked the gentleman if she could help him cross the parking lot. He responded yes please. She put out her arm and helped him every step chatting along the way. Thank you to the youth that are still out there smiling. Michelle Laskoski My neighbour, Debi Adams has a heart that overflows with kindness. She always talks about her many acts of kindness as “just something to keep me busy”. Before the pandemic she was already the force behind our annual block party, the strata book club and a lending library in our common room. No sooner had the restrictions come into place and she was dropping off handmade cards to any who requested a supply, putting Easter creations at our doors and, best of all, moving the lending library out of doors 3 days a week. She would disagree, but in my mind, she definitely deserves a reward! Leslie Hall
My Dad is kind to everyone. In the fall, his buddy Harold found himself without a place to store his camper and truck so my Dad let him park it on the side/back of the house with plans to sell this spring. Turned out that the camper was filled to the top with stuff. As items came out, my Dad would wash n clean and attempt to sell come flea market season! Well covid killed that dream. So I suggested we post the stuff online. My Dad doesn’t have a computer and after witnessing me selling my 1967 Mustang in less than a week (after being parked in his carport for 20 years) he said let’s try! So we started off with some stuff and be darned if the 2 of us have now sold 90 per cent of Harold’s stuff but a lot of our stuff too. Harold left a message last night that he will be going into the hospital soon as he has a lot of ongoing health issues. It melts my heart at how much my Dad has helped Harold in his time of need. Everyone deserves a friend like my Dad! I’m so proud to have inherited those special traits as well — as one is not measured by the things they have, but the things they do for others. Kim Blight
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Meal Train and a quilting TRU professor Glenn Hilke runs the Facebook group Kamloops COVID Meal Train. He is handing out over 1000 meals a week. With organizing drop off and meal prep and distribution. He is trying to partner with small businesses for sponsorships. I have went out with him and seen this guy first hand in action. This guy deserves a standing ovation. Way to go Glenn. If you haven’t joined please go check Kamloops COVID Meal Train to see all the generous great folks who are part of this team. Manav Ganghas
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I would like to celebrate Linda Bonner for her many acts of kindness, especially with those in need. Her daily infectious smile to everyone she sees begins in Riverbend. Despite using a walker to get around, she manages to assist a blind resident make her meal choices for each day or making sure to be at the door to greet another upon her return from a medical appointment, as this resident has no family here. Linda is actively involved with our local Kidney Foundation branch, selling T-shirts from her bachelor apartment in Riverbend to registering participants for our annual Kidney Foundation Walk and all proceeds remain here in Kamloops to assist our residents she assures me! During
Covid-19 she took her kindness to another level by spending five hours daily to call many in need and friends like me I am happy to say in hopes of helping with our mental health. She has and always has followed Bonny Henry’s advice BE KIND and during this Covid-19 STAY HOME. Karen Kelly I just wanted to submit a story about Shelly Johnson, a professor and research chair at TRU, who is using her quilting and sewing skills to immediately and rapidly respond to requests from homemade cloth masks with beautiful Indigenous fabric designs. She made her first batch for family members and friends on front lines, and then for Indigenous elders and more friends. Next, communities and Elders who requested masks received these gifts. Requesters are asking to buy them when they heard these beautiful masks were being made. She has refused, gifting them only. She and her partner indicated that over 350 masks have been sewn, smudged and sent. Please keep my name out of the story, just because I want her highlighted and not me for submitting the story. Anonymous
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Tennis buddy helps I’m a senior and a shut in. It was difficult for me to get groceries or something from the pharmacy. I have no family here and no access to a vehicle. I am lucky to have found an incredible young women by the name of Angela Trudeau-Sangha, without her kindness I’m not sure what I would have done. She has take me to do grocery shop or gone to the store for me. I know she doesn’t only do this for me. So she has been such a blessing. So very thankful for her kindness. Val McIvor My friend and tennis buddy sewed us two cloth masks for use when we go shopping. One had light blue stripes and the other a rosy floral pattern. She made one extra large because the male in the household has a big head and a beard. She put a velcro connector in the back to avoid having elastic irritate the skin behind our ears. She refused to take any money from us, saying “glad to be of help.” Her name is Jan Newlove. Joy Conrad-Rice My coworker Michelle Rutsatz noticed how hard it has been to work full time from home while parenting my only child - a usually social and active 5-yearold boy. Like many people, he and I
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