NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE – Some people may consider snow one of the annoying parts of winter.
But Mark Przybylowski and Paula Malolepszy don’t mind it at all.
Since Montreal got it’s first dose of winter on Tuesday, the couple have been touring the west end of Montreal, helping people shovel their cars out of piles of snow.
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And for those like Nhu Le, the extra hands are very much appreciated.
“I have been trying since yesterday to get out,” she said. “I’m so happy you came, thank you very much.”
Przbylowski told Global News, he knows what it feels like to be snowed in.
Years ago, he was helped out by a total stranger and that’s when he decided to pay it forward.
“A job that would have taken me an hour or an hour and a half, was done for me in five seconds of kindness,” he said. “That kind of kindness, I’ve never forgotten it.”
The couple goes door to door and hunts for people who need their help.
After they finish one, they jump in their car and look for the next.
When the pair found Jordan Lee, he had just started to shovel out his father’s car.
He couldn’t believe people were walking around his neighbourhood offering to help shovel snow.
“It’s just so nice,” said Lee. “I don’t know if I could do that – just going out, helping random people, sweating, taking their spare time to help strangers. That’s just very generous of them.”
The couple said they hope their random acts of kindness will inspire others to do the same.
“If every person in Montreal, helps one person shovel out this winter, it’s gonna help people on days when they feel overwhelmed, or tired or just sick of a long winter,” said Przbylowski. “So hopefully it will be payed forward and we can create a sort of shoveling revolution.”
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