- December 21, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
ELLSWORTH, Maine (WABI) – Ellsworth business owner Gary Runnells wanted to help teach his two young boys about giving back for the holidays.
He posted last week in an Ellsworth Community Facebook group seeking donations for a family in Bangor in need of some Christmas spirit.
The speed of the response was amazing.
”I couldn’t imagine having my kids wake up and not have a tree,” said Gary, High Tide Holistics co-owner.
Five days ago, Gary, a Blue Hill resident and Ellsworth business owner, had no plans to be delivering Christmas necessities to a family in Bangor he didn’t know.
“It started off as an idea for a lesson for my children,” said Gary.
A friend of Runnells told him about a single mother of five in Bangor who didn’t even have a tree for Christmas, let alone presents to put under one.
So Runnels took to Facebook to ask for help.
The response was swift.
“I was sitting on the couch going, why is your phone blowing up?” said Holly…
