Shawnigan Lake91裸聊视频檚 Jim Carey and his staff at Mason91裸聊视频檚 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 Malahat91裸聊视频檚 Royal Legion Branch 134 was stolen from Mason91裸聊视频檚 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 Carey91裸聊视频檚 uncle Rick Mason donated $40 when he heard about the theft.

91裸聊视频淢y grandfather Pat Mason, a veteran of the Second World War, helped build that legion,91裸聊视频� Carey said.

91裸聊视频淗e and my grandmother also bought Mason91裸聊视频檚 Store in 1956, so there91裸聊视频檚 a strong connection between my store and the Malahat Legion.91裸聊视频�

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.

91裸聊视频淲e were getting the store ready for Halloween and didn91裸聊视频檛 notice when someone in the store must have taken the poppy box,91裸聊视频� he said.

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Legion member Virginia Bauder said she can91裸聊视频檛 recall another theft of a poppy box in her six years as part of the local legion91裸聊视频檚 poppy campaign.

The money from the Royal Canadian Legion91裸聊视频檚 Poppy Fund campaign is used to help local veterans and their families who are in need.

91裸聊视频淲hat Jim and the store did was an act of kindness that we won91裸聊视频檛 forget,91裸聊视频� Bauder said.

91裸聊视频淭here might have been $15 or $20 in the box at most. It wasn91裸聊视频檛 his fault and he didn91裸聊视频檛 have to give us the money, but this is Shawnigan Lake and it91裸聊视频檚 full of good people.91裸聊视频�

Bauder said the theft was reported to the RCMP.

robert.barron@cowichanvalleycitizen.com
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