Helping A Stranger
Kim Cormier was working outside her Kingston, Ontario home when a homeless man’s scooter blew a tire.
After watching David McDonald’s things for him while he got a new inner tube, Cormier invited him in for dinner. Over the meal, McDonald, Cormier, and her partner started what has become a beautiful friendship.
First, they began helping McDonald out with donations of personal items. Eventually they invited McDonald to set up quarters in their backyard, and gave him a new tent, mattress, couch, and a refrigerator.
Next, she launched an online fundraiser to buy McDonald his own tiny house for $18,000. The response was so overwhelming that McDonald’s micro-house is set to be delivered before the cold weather sets in.
And while the brand-new tiny home can be transported anywhere, Cormier says that since she considers McDonald “part of the family,” he can stay as long as he likes.
