People don't just knock on doors and give presents to strangers. At least that's what one local lady thought until this Christmas season.
Angela Gatey said she was proven wrong when a man came to her door and delivered a gift box full of food to her Sunday afternoon.
"I just couldn't believe it," said Gatey.
At first she was suspicious of the stranger and asked him who the gift box was from.
"The man said he was a 'friend' of a millionaire in town that wanted me to have the box of food," said Gatey, who lives near Rainbow Park.
When she asked the man for specifics, he mentioned a name, but Gatey said she was so flustered, she promptly forgot what he'd said.
The gift-giver's anonymity may remain intact, but his or her generosity has travelled, as Gatey soon discovered when she called friends in the neighbourhood to tell them her story.
What she found three other households who had received boxes as well.
"What a blessing," said David Belair, one of the recipients. "There really are angels in the world."
Gatey said the thoughtfulness touched her deeply, especially since she has had a difficult year during which four friends have died. She said the unexpected gift lifted her spirits.
"This kind of thing doesn't happen," said Gatey. "But I guess it did! It was really something."
Gatey said it took a while for the shock to wear off.
"It's almost unheard of," she said. "Most of the time people are trying to figure out how to take from you this time of year, and all of a sudden you've got someone giving.
"It's just wonderful."
