Don’t feel ashamed to help the less fortunate

Madam – Your article of July 24, “Scraping to survive in a cold world” refers.

I speak on behalf of myself, but I have always turned a sort of unconscious eye to the men and women wandering around the town. I never thought they probably had nowhere to go or that I could do something to help someone like that.

Thanks to the articles in the Sun and Advertiser, I realised there is a whole world out there that the community hardly ever takes the time to consider.

While many in my circle of friends and family believe these people could help themselves, or that they are criminals, shouldn’t we as a community and nation stand together to make the world one which we are proud to live in?

I may not have a lot of money and some months it is a struggle to make ends meet financially, but what kind of human being would I be to not even consider that compared to the homeless who are shivering and starving around town, I at least have a bed to lay my head on at night?

I eat well, have people in my life who love me, and can afford to treat myself now and then. The people under the bridge, for example, are cooking out of tins and were so grateful for a pair of shoes.

I did my part, as small as it was, by contributing towards helping some of these people through the winter. As a community member, I want to thank fellow residents for stepping up and making a difference.

Whatever your belief about the homeless men and women, one fact remains: your donation may have saved a life.

And that’s nothing to be ashamed of.

Candace S