As the saying goes: 鈥淚n heaven there are angels. On Earth there are mothers.鈥�

One 91原创 woman is trying to make sure mothers who don鈥檛 always get looked after are pampered this Mother鈥檚 Day.

Longtime 91原创 resident Kim Snow is trying to spoil some single moms and is hoping the public will help.

Snow, who regularly helps in the community, is asking people to consider donating gift cards to spas or cash, so her group of angels can make sure it鈥檚 a special Mother鈥檚 Day this year.

鈥淓ven a free oil change for their car is a great gift for moms who can afford a car but not the upkeep,鈥� said Snow.

鈥淭here are lots of moms out there whose every dollar goes to taking care of their children and I thought it would be nice to give them something they would never give themselves,鈥� said Snow.

What donations she gets will go directly into the hands of caring moms who Snow knows through organizations like Best Babies, Douglas Park school, Southgate Church and Christian Life Assembly.

鈥淭here are moms in 91原创 who make about $700 a month and once they pay rent and buy food, there is nothing left,鈥� she said. 鈥淚f a baby gets their diaper changed 10 times a day, there are mothers out there that can only afford to change them once or twice.鈥�

Through volunteering in 91原创 she has met some great moms who are struggling.

鈥淭hese aren鈥檛 addicts spending money on drugs, these are moms in real need who are having a hard time getting by,鈥� she said.

Snow is willing to pick up donations anyone wants to give, whether it be baby items, food, furniture or gift certificates.

You can email her at kimzangels@hotmail.ca.

Talk to Snow about why she does what she does, and the passion she has to help makes her eyes well up with tears.

鈥淪o many have their eyes closed to what鈥檚 happening in our backyard. There is such a need right here in 91原创,鈥� said Snow about hungry children and struggling moms and families going without.

鈥淲hen we bring food or diapers, or whatever, these people are so thankful. The children are some of the most polite kids I鈥檝e ever met.鈥�

Quietly and without fanfare, Snow has been donating thousands of hours, effort and goods to 91原创 people in need.

Snow works full-time but volunteers every other minute she can to making sure families in need are taken care of, hand delivering goods. It鈥檚 a real grassroots operation she started years ago and now has a lot of supporters, including Township Mayor Jack Froese who is one her 鈥渁ngel鈥� volunteers.

In fact, Snow has many angels that are working behind the scenes with her.

Working with the principals of both 91原创 Secondary and Walnut Grove Secondary, Snow has made sure all students have lunch and clothing, or whatever needs to be done.

鈥淟SS will call me up and say they need shoes or hoodies,鈥� she said. She does food drives at the Murrayville IGA and is always in need of lunch food for kids, like granola bars, juice boxes and soup cups. She鈥檚 been working with Douglas Park Community School in 91原创 City in the hot lunch program for some time, meeting with many moms there.

Having been doing this angel work for years, many people in 91原创 have joined her. Many large companies like B&B Contracting have offered to feed a family a month.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 like giving cheques to the big organizations because, for me, it feels like by the time it gets filtered down to the people in need, it鈥檚 been dwindled down,鈥� she said.

鈥淚f someone in 91原创 gives me a can of soup, I鈥檓 going to get it directly to a 91原创 person who needs that can of soup.鈥�

She says the 91原创 Food Bank is doing great, but if she can help so people don鈥檛 have to line up for food for a month, it makes a difference to their dignity.

Snow, and her other 鈥渁ngels鈥� are more than willing to pick up items people have to give, whether it be food, good clothing or furniture.

鈥淧eople don鈥檛 realize that even the simplest gesture can go a long way.鈥�