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As an employee of East York Housing Help, one of my responsibilities is to help secure housing and sustain tenancies. In some cases securing the housing is the easy part, the difficult part is actually getting the client packed and moved, due to financial restraints and/or physical limitations. This letter is just to inform you of how Firemen Movers have responded to our call for help, and assisted us with some of the challenging cases in our community. Not long ago we had a client who had to have one of her legs amputated and was collecting Ontario Disability. She at that time, found herself living in a basement apartment and as you can imagine had great accessibility problems. Though we were fortunate enough to find her a great little apartment, which would enhance her life, she had no idea how she would pack, not to mention be able to afford movers. Firemen Movers answered our call for help with an offer to supply all of the moving and packing supplies and to move her at no charge. I recently received a call from the client, she informed me of how much her life has improved and how on Canada Day she was able to watch the fireworks at Ashbridge’s Beach from her rooftop patio. Recently we had a senior client who had lived in the basement of an apartment complex, for the last 25 years. His story was one hard to imagine. It seems that there was a young man living in the same complex who was breaking into our clients’ apartment everyday and destroying his belongings. Our client, being a senior, just didn’t have the strength to fight back anymore; it was a losing battle. After we secured an apartment for this client, we once again asked Firemen Movers if they could help us with the move at a discounted price. The client called me 4 days ago, to inform me that he had moved. He was extremely happy as he informed me that when he asked the men at the end of the move what he owed them, they simply extended their hand for a hand shake. All I can say, is that Firemen Movers have been heaven sent for the people we serve. They are a resource that we will keep tucked away in our back pocket, for our most challenging cases. When we have no where else to turn, these men are there. How lucky are we, and the community at large. Thanks for all of your help, we could never repay you for the changes and differences you are making in our clients lives. Yours sincerely, Ivy Davis Rent Bank Worker East York East Toronto Family Resources (EYET) 416-698-9306 ext. 9349 E-mail: saccount@eyetfrp.ca
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- Company Response
Thank you Ivy for the kind words. We feel it is very importanat to give something back to our communities that we service. Firefighters have a rich tradition of charity work right across our country and it is our goal to continue with this whenever we can. On behalf of everyone at Firemen Movers, we would like to thank you and all of your staff for the tireless and and important work that you do for those who need it most. Cheers!