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| A decorated shop window in St. George, Ontario |
Christmas in October? Yes! It did happen this year in St. George, a small village in southern Ontario.
We never heard of St. George until a few days ago from the news on TV. It is a small town with around 2500 residents, about an hour and half drive from Toronto.
Evan, a seven years old little boy has been suffering from cancer since he was two. He has gone through numerous rounds of chemotherapy treatments since then.
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| A well wish sign outside the Legion Hall at St. George, Ontario |
Unfortunately, the doctor informed the family that Evan might not see Christmas as his condition has deteriorated rapidly. The family decided to celebrate Christmas early so that Evan would be able to enjoy it.
The idea snowballed and the entire community of St. George, where Evan and his family live, rallied together and decided to have their Christmas celebrations early for Evan.
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| St. George residents rallied for Evan |
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| Shops were dressed up for Christmas early. this year in St. George |
Christmas in October it was!
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| Residents in St. George put up their Christmas lights already! |
It was a touching sight to see the entire community demonstrating their love and support for this little boy.
Almost every house was lit up with Christmas lights!
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| Shop windows in downtown St. George |
The shops on main street were all decorated and dressed up for Christmas.
The streets were busy with residents and visitors sharing this Christmas celebration with the family.
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| One of the floats at the parade |
Many floats went by; adults and kids were enjoying themselves.
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| Many residents & visitors turned out for the October Christmas celebration |
Even young children were aware of why their little village was celebrating Christmas in October.
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| Santa's Float at the St. George's Christmas parade which took place in October |
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| Evan and Santa waving at the crowd |
The most exciting part was when Santa's float arrived!
Evan was there with Santa waving at the people. He looked so happy and enjoying himself!
Standing there, we could feel the warmth and the community spirit. It was a very touching and heart warming event.
Hats off to the village of St. George, a small place but with a great big heart!
R.T.
St. George, Ontario
P.S. Drove in a heavy rainstorm back to Toronto after the parade, but it was worth the experience!
P.P.S. Little Evan died on December 6, 2015. His story touched people around the world. I saw the news report on CTV at 11p.m.
It's really touching. I was tearful when I was reading this. It's the best story I have heard this year. Thanks a lot for sharing this...
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