Appeal comes up with the goods
A CALL to help a man with nothing but the clothes on his back has seen one generous family donate an entire household of furniture.
When the Carinity Our House disability service at Toogoolawah invited the community to help a local in need, the response was immediate and far-reaching.
A Carinity Our House client, who recently had a long stay in hospital and literally owned nothing but the clothes on his back, was moving into rental accommodation.
Maggie Poole from Carinity Our House says the man was in desperate need of basic household items such as bedding, whitegoods, furniture and kitchen items to furnish his new home.
The community response to the call to donate items was immediate and overwhelming.
Within one week, donations had been received from as far away as Hervey Bay and Redcliffe, including one supporter who offered to help with a remarkable gesture.
Ms Poole said the woman heard news of the man’s dire situation and donated all the furniture from her family’s house at Kippa-Ring.
“She called to say her mother-in-law has been admitted into a nursing home and she had a complete house full of furniture and whitegoods for us,” Ms Poole said.
To donate to Carinity’s community services phone 3550 3737 or make a financial contribution online.