Giving to those in need is helping a Saskatoon resident overcome her anxiety struggles

The holidays can be tough for those who are struggling to make ends meet and one Saskatoon resident is not only doing good in the community, she’s tackling her fears at the same time.

The holidays can be tough for those who are struggling to make ends meet and one Saskatoon resident is not only doing good in the community, she’s tackling her fears at the same time.

Wendy Lissinna’s daughter Sarah has been through some challenging times and has struggled to be in public places or crowds due to her anxiety.

“My daughter Sarah has had some hard times and she's been through a lot,” said Lissinna. “She's got terrible anxiety and trauma.”

For the first time in her life Sarah’s getting back on her feet with help of a government assistance program. And with a generous heart, she wanted to do something nice for her community.

“The first thing I wanted to do when I got that money was give back to my community and my city,” Sarah said. “Because they've done so much for me and helped me through so much, I thought why not give to the people that don't have what we have.”

In less than a month, she crocheted dozens of toques and scarves and made 50 care kits with essentials to hand out to residents in the community.

“About a month ago, she started knitting and she's been knitting toques and scarves and she wants to hand them out,” Lissinna said. “So then when it got closer to the time she said, ‘we need to put some little gift bags together with soap and toothpaste and toothbrush and we've got loads of socks and things like that.’”