N.B. news: Not-for-profit gets donation for mortgage payment [Video]

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for Charlie Burrell.

The founder of Moncton’s Humanity Project got married last Saturday and a week before he received an incredibly generous donation.

A business owner who Burrell has worked with in the past called him and asked what he needed for the upcoming fall and winter.

Burrell said hey could always use more food and warm clothing to help the city’s homeless and working poor.

He was then asked how much he had left on the mortgage for his downtown location on St. George Street that provides hot meals, snacks and clothing.

“They basically asked me the amount. I went and found out the exact amount and they said, ‘We’re going to pay it off for you,’” Burrell said on Friday.

The amount still owing was a little more than $120,000, but that’s now been paid for.

The Humanity Project is a not-for-profit organization run by a dedicated …