Shawnigan Lake香蕉视频直播檚 Jim Carey and his staff at Mason香蕉视频直播檚 Store & Patio Ltd. appreciate the war veterans in their community, and they showed their heartwarming commitment recently after thieves left the poppy coffers empty.

On Halloween night, a poppy box from the Malahat香蕉视频直播檚 Royal Legion Branch 134 was stolen from Mason香蕉视频直播檚 Store, which is owned by Carey, and the store stepped up to ensure the loss was more than covered.

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Carey personally donated $100 to the legion branch, his manager gave $20, and Carey香蕉视频直播檚 uncle Rick Mason donated $40 when he heard about the theft.

香蕉视频直播淢y grandfather Pat Mason, a veteran of the Second World War, helped build that legion,香蕉视频直播� Carey said.

香蕉视频直播淗e and my grandmother also bought Mason香蕉视频直播檚 Store in 1956, so there香蕉视频直播檚 a strong connection between my store and the Malahat Legion.香蕉视频直播�

Carey said the store has had poppy boxes from the legion in the days running up to Remembrance Day for years without anything like this happening.

香蕉视频直播淲e were getting the store ready for Halloween and didn香蕉视频直播檛 notice when someone in the store must have taken the poppy box,香蕉视频直播� he said.

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Legion member Virginia Bauder said she can香蕉视频直播檛 recall another theft of a poppy box in her six years as part of the local legion香蕉视频直播檚 poppy campaign.

The money from the Royal Canadian Legion香蕉视频直播檚 Poppy Fund campaign is used to help local veterans and their families who are in need.

香蕉视频直播淲hat Jim and the store did was an act of kindness that we won香蕉视频直播檛 forget,香蕉视频直播� Bauder said.

香蕉视频直播淭here might have been $15 or $20 in the box at most. It wasn香蕉视频直播檛 his fault and he didn香蕉视频直播檛 have to give us the money, but this is Shawnigan Lake and it香蕉视频直播檚 full of good people.香蕉视频直播�

Bauder said the theft was reported to the RCMP.

robert.barron@cowichanvalleycitizen.com
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