This year’s nominees, winners and good Samaritans Ken and Anna Chesher, have endured many trials and tribulations. Still, their patience has finally rewarded them with a new furnace and air conditioner. Hear their story of how they helped their community for years, how they have been scammed out of a heating system and how it came to a happy ending by being the selected nominees of the Feel the Love Program.
For years, the Cheshers would offer help to their neighbours with simple chores such as lawn care, driveway shovelling and moving garbage/recycling to the curb.
According to the nomination submitted, the couple’s generosity would always extend to neighbours old and new: “The Cheshers were always the first people the neighbours would call when they needed help with anything. Sometimes, when neighbours would move away, they would even leave their contact information for the new homeowner in case they ever needed assistance with anything too.”
“I was born and raised in a small home in the north end and have lived in Peterborough my whole life. I now own a business and have a family here in the same community so it has always been important to me to give back to our community in as many ways as possible,” Gordon Conroy, Owner of Peterborough Refrigeration. “When you meet couples like Ken and Anna and hear the stories of how they have been taken advantage of, it's a great feeling to help restore their faith in humanity. That's why the Lennox Feel The Love program is so important and that's why we have participated in the program annually since 2020. Everyone on our staff looks forward to the program each year.”
