Dozens of kind residents reached out online to help homeless man trapped in car that couldn’t start on coldest night.
We do live in a caring community.
A plea to help a homeless man who lives in a car in a parking lot led to about 100 South Etobicoke residents reaching out to help on one of the coldest nights of the year.
“His battery died and I am trying to find booster cables near Lakeshore and Fifth Street,” one good Samaritan posted two days ago on a local social media page. “Can anyone lend me a cable asap.”
Within minutes dozens of residents had reached out to help the man, who was getting cold inside the car.
The homeless man was in the cold with a car that had a weak battery.
“I will come by with cable and a car in 10 minutes,” resident Thomas Crosby replied.
Natalia Outkina said ‘I am crying reading this post.’
“I can around 10:00 if you don’t find anyone sooner,” offered Kim Shaw.
Dozens of generous residents reached out with food and willing to help the man stranded in a car in a parking lot.
A generous Pena Carmela Baldassi said she was on her way.
“I’m gonna bring some hot, homemade lasagna with homemade sauce and a sleeping bag and I’m coming with my battery pack,” she wrote. “See you in about 10 minutes.”
Baldassi said she was just down the street and able to assist.
“Anything else he needs?” asked Patricia Trish Penner.
“These are the things that make me stay in Facebook,” wrote Darlene Gardner. “Not the stupid scams or the stupid ads or even the dumb videos.”
It was on one of the coldest nights that residents volunteered to help the stranded homeless man.
“It is the true heart of the city sometimes,” Gardner said.
“Very nice of you to help him out especially in this cold weather,” echoed Cindy Clark.
“Wow. The generosity in our group is so heartwarming,” said Krista Langille. “I’m so happy there are still people in the world like you all!”
Namita Sharma said people in the community are so kind.
“Bless you all whoever helped this man out today,” Sharma replied. “You are amazing!”
Within an hour the man who posted the message said ‘it was solved,’ in that residents were able to get the car of the homeless man running again and generating heat.
Thanks to the many people with big hearts in our community.