Faith&Friends
SOMEONE CARES
Tribute to a Father Nova Scotia boy’s initiative helps hundreds of people in need at The Salvation Army. by Melissa Yue Wallace
Then ... Ken Gordon (second from right) was a true family man
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en-year-old Matthew Gordon’s life changed forever when his father, Ken, was killed in a highway traffic accident in 2017. Ken was checking the cargo in his truck by the side of the road when he was struck by another vehicle. Weeks after his death, Matthew and his mother, Lorna, who live in Tantallon, N.S., continued to grieve and sort through his things.
“Always Help” “My father’s clothes were sitting in bags and not going anywhere, so I asked my mom where we could donate them, and she suggested The Salvation Army,” says Matthew. The family, including Lorna’s three children from her first marriage, put up posters to ask the community for donations to their clothing drive in honour of Ken. The response from the community
faithandfriends.ca I MAY/JUNE 2022
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