Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
How a young boy's birthday wish was granted by a home improvement store
Of course, there's always the downside to stories like this, which is that the family has filed bankruptcy due to medical bills. The human kindness aspect is wonderful. SINGLE PAYER NOW!!!!!!Local resident Jennifer Hagerty sent us this email Wednesday; we thought it was worth sharing in its entirety.
"I am writing in hopes that you might be able to help me shine a light on the good, caring, friendly, giving employees of The Home Depot. On Sunday Sept. 15 The Home Depot store located at 1617 N. Carpenter Rd. Modesto fulfilled my son Joshua's 5th Birthday wish. They pulled out all the bells and whistles or should I say hammers and nails for his party. From workshop kits, to the goodie bags, balloons, aprons, and Lego sets for each of the 23 children who attended. To an amazing cake shaped like a hammer with other tools on the side. All the party decorations, a place with air conditioning to hold the party and more presents then a 5 year old Home Depot loving kid could ask for.
"The store manager Kevin and his team went above and beyond to make Joshua's wish a reality. Five years ago Joshua entered in to this world missing 75 - 80% of his skin, a cleft lip and palate, heart problems, kidney problems and NO SWEAT GLANDS. His diagnosis AEC Syndrome Ectodermal Dysplasia.
"When I asked him what he would like to do for his birthday this year, with out hesitation he shouted go to The Home Depot with you and Daddy and brother for a workshop. Simple enough but my husband works every Saturday so we wouldn't be able to do that... In my mind the next best thing would be to buy the workshop kits and host a party at our home. When I emailed customer service they explained that they do not sell those kits but a manager would be calling me in a day or two. Kevin the store manager called and said that his store and team would love to help us make his day something special. What happened next was nothing less then magical!
http://www.news10.net/news/local/article/257887/2/How-a-young-boys-birthday-wish-was-granted-by-a-home-improvement-store