2017 Needs Met

A sampling of urgent needs met by Operation Share in 2017:

• fixed (dry walled, taped and painted) a fallen kitchen ceiling for a disabled senior citizen on limited income
• paid a portion of hotel costs for a couple that was stranded in Winnipeg due to their car breaking down
• supplied and installed a new washing machine as well as cold and hot water shut offs for a single woman on limited income
• paid Permanent Resident card application fees for a senior citizen, as well as assisted with the paperwork
• covered extensive car repair expenses so that owner could return to work as a reliable vehicle was required for the job
• purchased new mattress, box spring, bedframes and bedsheets for disabled woman on limited income
• moved several needy individuals out of undesirable living situations into better accommodations
• paid for a portion of the funeral expenses for a senior citizen who passed away, having no family or next of kin in the province