Today I stopped in at Target to pick up something . . . not my normal place to shop. They were clearing out all their winter stuff to make room for the spring stuff. They had "one size fits all" stretchy gloves (marked normally $2.99) on clearance sale for $.44. I bought all I could find.

While I was standing in the checkout line, a gentleman a couple of customers behind me ask what I wanted all those gloves for and I told him about WF and what we do. A couple of seconds later he stepped up behind the checkout counter and ask/told the checker something--I thought "where is the restroom" because the checker pointed to the back of the store. It seemed to take forever for my turn to check out: Here is why!

While I was paying for the gloves the same gentleman stepped up behind me, introduced himself only as "Bill," and said,  "Will you please check these out for her as well, sir, and add it to my bill when it comes my turn to pay?"

This is what I walked away with--total cost to me $7.04

72 pairs of gloves
26 hats
14 scarves
24 receiving blankets (6 packages, 4 in each pkg)
66 pair of socks (11 packages, 6 pair in each pkg)
4 pair of children's shoes

They must have grabbed stuff as they were going down the aisles. When I realized exactly what was happening I turned around to look at the gentleman with tears in my eyes, and he said, "Lady your tears and what you are doing is worth far more to me than the cost of everything on that counter." I was stunned, and shocked almost to the point of being traumatized. It took me a good 15 minutes or so to stop shaking and so I could start my car and drive away. He had asked the manager if they had anymore in the back room...

He would not tell me anything more other than his name was "Bill".

So Bill where ever you are tonight, "Warming Families" and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, you have no idea what this meant to us, to me and to the kids that will use them. The "Big Guy" up above SMILED on us today.

Linda Paul
Fall City, WA