SAANICH, B.C. –
Although she had no interest in drinking coffee at the time, Sakshi Turnbull noticed a series of seniors who did, but weren’t.
“There were these people who can’t get coffee for themselves,” Sakshi recalls noticing at the community congregation.
So, unprompted and on her own, the then seven-year-old Sakshi offered to help them.
“She walked right up to the folks and said, ‘Can I get you a cup of coffee or some tea?’” Sakshi’s mom Carol Turnbull recalls with a smile. “And then off she went!”
After taking the strangers’ orders, Sakshi delivered all the drinks to their seats.
“And they had just the hugest smile on the face, which made me so happy,” Sakshi says. “I had the biggest smile on my face that day.”
It felt so wonderful, Sakshi asked her mom if she could start helping more people.
“And her love for giving back has only grown …