People of Swift Current Replace Stolen Bike
Mr. Wall:
— Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Late last month in The Southwest
Booster, on April 26, young Alex Isinghood, 11 years old, of
Swift Current wrote a letter to the editor that goes as follows.
He said:
“To the
person who took my bike: I’m 11 years old and I worked very hard
for a long, long time to save money for my new bike. Please will
you return it to my house or to the police station.”
He goes on to
say:
“If you need
a bike that bad, I can help you fix my old one and you can buy it
cheap.”
He also says:
“It makes you
feel good to have something honestly. It doesn’t when you steal.”
Well, Mr. Speaker, the local morning show on the FM (frequency
modulation) station in Swift Current, Kim Johnston and Jon Keen at
the Eagle 94.1 saw the letter and took up the cause and promoted
this young fellow’s case to the whole community and to the region.
And wouldn’t you know it? The people of Swift Current and area
responded by raising money to replace young Alex’s bicycle and in
The Southwest Booster last week his mother wrote a letter
thanking the Eagle 94.1 morning show, Kim and Jon, for their
efforts, as well as Mike Kanopic from Canadian Tire for his help.
And she concluded her letter to the editor with the following, Mr.
Speaker. She said: To the thief, I hope you’re enjoying your new
bike. My son has something much greater — a sense of the kindness
and love the majority of the people in this area possess. And that
cannot be stolen (Mr. Speaker). So thank you to the folks at the
morning show at the Eagle 94.1. I know all of the members in the
House will want to thank them and all of the people of Swift
Current who contributed to restore back to him this young man’s
new bicycle.
Some
Hon. Members:
Hear, hear! |
