Christmas may be in some people’s rearview mirror now, but for the Stewart family, the spirit of the season is still playing a happy tune in their household.
That’s because of the kindness of a stranger who overheard them talk about their financial struggles and anonymously donated $500 towards buying their daughter a new saxophone for Christmas.
“Before Christmas, my husband and I were at Long and McQuade here in Langley asking if we could pay for a new saxophone for our daughter over two years instead of over a year,” said Debbie Stewart.
“My husband hasn’t worked since 2011 because he hurt himself on the job and so it’s been a struggle,” she said.
“The man heard us and said he once struggled financially too but music is so important.
“He anonymously put $500 into our account to pay down her saxophone. We wanted to reach out to him and say how much of a difference he made in our lives,” she said.
Their daughter did get her professional-grade saxophone on Christmas Day.
“She was over the moon. She never expected to get it,” said Debbie.
Marina, a Langley Times newspaper carrier, is in Grade 8 at Langley Fine Arts School, where she in the music program.
She plays flute and saxophone and music is her passion, said mom.
“She comes by it naturally. I never have to ask her to play, she always wants to,” Debbie said.
A new saxophone costs around $3,000, so with $600 the Stewarts got for a trade-in and the $500 from a stranger, they are well on their way to paying it off.
“We just really appreciate his kindness,” she said.
