“Truly kind” youths come to the aid of the locals

Some good Samaritans helped Newmarket resident Carol Ford when her car wouldn’t start at a local restaurant and she wanted others to know how many good young people there are in our community.

Ford had stopped at Dairy Queen on her way home on July 13 and was unable to call for help because she did not have her phone on her, prompting her to call for help inside the store.

No one in the restaurant could help, until she climbed up to four young men. She apologized for bothering them before asking for their help. The group went outside with her to inspect her car.

“One of the girls called my Uber and when I got home to pay the Uber guy, she said she was already paid,” Ford said. “I thought, ‘What a nice thing for someone to do.’ We always say that young people are the problem, but they really helped me out of a bad situation.”

She said she was grateful for their help, but did not ask for their names. She found out she had a battery problem that cost her $500. She, however, wanted to know who the group was to pay them back.

“Despite the fact that it was a difficult situation, it was enhanced by the fact that these people were kind,” Ford said. “It helped that they were really kind.”

“It increased my faith in human nature and helping people,” she added. “It made a big difference.”