Angie Evenson
After immediately brainstorming ways they could help the Evenson family, Brandon and Taylor approached their boss. They asked if they could donate their own trash pick-up service (which is an employee benefit), to the family for a year.
Their boss and general manager of Hometown Sanitation, Mike Johnson, was overwhelmed and completely inspired by their selfless offer.
“When Brandon and Taylor approached me with the letter that Angie had written and asked if they could donate their free service, I was immediately touched and wondered what we as a company could do to help,” Mike said.
He decided that Hometown Sanitation would donate the year of free garbage service to the family.
“We realize it’s just a little bill,” Mike explained. “But not having to worry about that one thing—we just thought that it might be helpful.”
Brandon and Taylor presented the news to the family with a heartfelt letter from “the Crew at Hometown Sanitation.”
Angie Evenson
“As parents ourselves, we can only imagine what this is like for you,” the letter read. “We want to wish you the best of luck as you fight on and battle through…stay strong, fight hard, stick together.”
Angie says the small act of kindness was anything but small for their family. “What they did made us feel like we were not alone,” she continued. “It was just a simple gesture, but to us, it was huge.”
Angie Evenson
Rosie is still battling her way through, but it’s no surprise that her smile gets a little bigger on days when she gets to see her friends, the garbagemen.
“To them, they are still just their friends the garbagemen,” explained Angie. “And I love that their relationship has remained unchanged. I love the simplicity of the friendly smile and the wave—and, as a mother, I love seeing that there are still good people out there.”
Though Rosie is kicking cancer’s butt, and finished with several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, she’s only about halfway through her cancer treatments. Doctors say the Evensons can expect a long and uncertain road ahead.
Angie Evenson
“Everyone tells us, ‘Oh, you’re so strong.’ But we feel so weak,” she explained. “But the little things that people do carry you along, and it’s kind of like you borrow the strength from other people.”
The family has started a GoFundMe site to allow others to help with the expenses associated with Rosie’s treatment, and our prayers are with all of them.