The elderly woman was in the middle of her lounge gripping her walker when I told her who I was and what I was after.
I could see through the security door as she slowly turned herself around and disappeared into the kitchen of her unit before emerging a few moments later with a can sitting in the middle of the tray of her walker.
She made her way to the door, opened it, picked up the can and dropped it into my bag.
It was a touching moment. Here is a woman who clearly is finding it difficult to move around but still managed the effort of helping others by donating to the Bay of Plenty Times annual foodbank appeal.
I thanked her profusely and wished her a great Christmas, walking away with a warm feeling in my heart.