FOG BLOG CHRISTMAS MARITIME STORIES LOG: STOCKINGS OF FROM THE HEART FROM P.E.I.!
How a man who faced his own challenges is helping others in need
Cameron Gordon is making Christmas stockings for people experiencing homelessness Cameron Gordon knows what it's like to struggle.
As a 22-year-old man with Down syndrome, he's faced his share of challenges.
But Gordon has also had the love of family and friends, who have helped him reach some amazing goals in life. He's been an Easter Seals ambassador, a champion powerlifter, a Special Olympian and last year he raised $10,000 competing in Hospice P.E.I.'s Dancing with the Stars.
So when Gordon saw young people on the streets of Charlottetown experiencing homelessness, living in the frigid cold, he knew he had to help.
"It hurts my heart to look at them outside and being very, very cold," said Gordon.
"Not having any house to keep you cosy or any food and love. When I look at them, I know they're in trouble. I want them not to give up hope,"
Gordon thought the gift of a Christmas stocking might help brighten a dark holiday season for young people in need and Stockings from the Heart was born.
Proud of son
Together with his mother, Catherine MacInnis, Gordon is making 20 holiday stockings filled with gift cards for grocery stores and coffee shops, warm clothing, toiletries and treats. MacInnis is proud to see her son helping others in this way.
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"Over the course of Cameron's life, I've always tried to remind him that he has a purpose in life. Despite the fact that he needed a lot of help, he also had a lot of strength and a lot to give to this world. So I think when we walk on the sidewalk and see those people, Cameron sees that they have a purpose too," said MacInnis.
"The world will be a better place for everyone if we lift each other up."
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