When life gives you lemons it can be easy to focus on the negatives, but one Rockyford family is taking the opportunity to turn a bad situation into something positive.
Village of Rockyford resident Tyler Henke shared on the community’s Facebook group his vehicle had been stolen from his driveway on Thursday, December 16; later the same day, Mr. Henke shared another post that he would like to take the opportunity to turn the situation around.
“I want to use this as an opportunity to show our kids there is more good than bad out there,” the follow-up post says. “We saw so much support today, we want to try and share it with those that need it most.”
The vehicle theft has been scary for Henke’s two children-Emmett, 6, and Parker, 8-and he tells the Mail he wanted to “change the narrative” and use this as an opportunity to show his children there’s more good than bad.
Mr. Henke and his wife Jodi reached out to the Wheatland Food Bank to see what items they are most in need of. Taking to the community Facebook group, Mr. Henke shared he will be collecting unopened boxes of diapers and wipes, or cash and e-transfer donations to purchase these items until Friday, December 31.
“(The kids) don’t really understand money, but they understand a filled cart, and they understand helping out,” Henke tells the Mail.
Since making the post on Thursday, Mr. Henke says the family has already received approximately $775 in cash, e-transfer, and gift card donations, along with donations of unopened boxes of diapers and wipes, and he says he is blown away by the outpouring of support from the community.
While he only expected to collect a couple of hundred dollars to help the food bank, he has set a new goal to donate $1,000. The donations will also be used to help give back to neighbouring communities in Kneehill County, Starland County, and Drumheller.
