‘It made my day,’ Canada Post worker goes viral for helping child get a postcard to grandma – NOW Toronto

“Dear postal worker, at our summer camp we made postcards and one person sent one to their grandma without a stamp. If you can find it, can you please return it to the MacPhee Center (across the street) or use the stamp on the back of this page? We would really appreciate it,” the letter read.

According to a Global News report, the letter’s author is 12-year-old Daya Modayur, a member of a summer camp at MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. 

She had completely forgotten to add a stamp and as a result, her camp counsellor and executive director Elizabeth Tuck decided to act fast and leave a note for the Canada Post worker. 

In response, Canada Post said their delivery agent, Christine Fong, received the note and immediately searched for Modayur’s postcard to add the stamp. 

“I walked up to the street mailbox that I had to clear and I saw a note there. So, I said, I’m going to take the time and actually look for this missing piece of letter. So, I looked through them, found the stamp, posted it, and then figured I’d write them a little note to let them know that it had been found and it had been sent and everything was okay,” Fong explained in an interview with Now Toronto on Thursday.

“I have kids too and I just thought about my kids feeling really upset if they drop something into the mailbox and it not being stamped properly. So, my mind just automatically goes to them…I didn’t think it was anything out of the ordinary…It’s human decency. You see something, you help each other as much as you can. We’re there to serve our community, right?” she continued.

Fong says she was happy to support the MacPhee Centre because they do an excellent job at supporting the youth of the community. The centre is known for offering free art programs and creating a safe environment for kids to grow creatively.

In her line of work, she says there are a lot of great interactions with customers. However, this wholesome interaction was a first for her since being with Canada Post for two years now.

“It made my day. I saw it and I read and I was like ‘Oh, my God, there’s a young person that needs to get to their grandma.’ Anyone that knows me knows I love kids and I love elderly people…In my mind, I’m picturing my grandma, and I’m just like, this needs to get done,” Fong  said.

“…The fact that I woke up and my friends are like, ‘Hey, what you did is blowing up’. I walked into work today, my supervisors came and they gave me a big hug, and they’re like, ‘You just went viral’,” she continued.

Fong said though it is part of the job, the gesture is also about being a generous human being at the same time.

“…It’s what we should be doing for each other, supporting each other and doing what we can. So, kindness. Kindness rules,” she said.