Winter 2019 has not been kind to the city of Chicago. January’s brutal and record-breaking polar vortex dropped arctic-cold temperatures onto The Windy City residents.
The Ahmed family is a family of five that lives in the suburbs of Chicago. When the polar vortex hit, they were immediately concerned about their ailing 95-year-old neighbor. That concern led them to worry about their other neighbors who may be sick, elderly and/or unable to function normally in the sub-zero temps.
With no hidden agenda, Sabeel Ahmed and his family came up with a plan. He and his wife spent hours hand-delivering copies of letters to 40 homes throughout their neighborhood. These letters listed a variety of selfless gestures — offering to pick up groceries, fill prescription medication orders or shovel snow from driveways of those who couldn’t or needed an extra hand.
“As temperatures dip way below zero, neighbors are the ones to help each other,” the letters read.
The family of five continued to go above and beyond by extending an invitation into their home for hot tea and snacks.
“We hope and pray each person seeing this letter that they would write something similar and not just for winter this should be a lifelong activity for all neighbors every city of this state,” Sabeel told reporters.
In the clip below, the Ahmed family is honored for their incredible act of kindness.
Footage provided by WGNTV Chicago
Source : https://www.littlethings.com/40-neighbors-letter-polar-vortex/