Talking about his 9th birthday, Damien Smith is a boy of few words, but all of them are filled with joy.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020, marked a most memorable birthday for the young Canoe resident who, thanks to his mother Tiffanie Trudell and father Thomas Smith, was able to celebrate with the knowledge that many others were celebrating with him.

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The project began in October, approximately two weeks after the family moved to the area, with a public post on Facebook. In it, Thomas and Trudell explained DamienB次元官网网址檚 birthday was coming up and how, when asked if he was excited about it, the eight-year-old replied, B次元官网网址淣o, IB次元官网网址檓 just going to be lonely.B次元官网网址�

To remedy this, and the fact that a birthday party was looking unlikely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the heartbroken parents asked if anyone would be interested in sending their son birthday cards in the mail.

Those broken hearts were quickly filled with happiness as people from all over the world began responding to their post. Soon, Thomas and Trudell were making clandestine trips to the post office, gathering bundles of envelopes and parcels addressed to their son while trying not to spoil the surprise.

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Trudell said it was at dinner time when she received a text from Reynolds and learned heB次元官网网址檇 be sending her son a special video message. She and Thomas finally got to share that video with Damien over the weekend.

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On the Deadpool theme, Damien also received a Deadpool birthday cake by Amanda Gage of Cake Creations. The Shuswap chapter of Bikers are Buddies, whose members took part in a community birthday parade that drove past DamienB次元官网网址檚 home over the weekend, also gave him a Leap Pad which, along with the cards, are to help Damien with his reading.

Tiffanie and Thomas have been reading the cards, received from Ireland, Russia, Mexico, Scotland, the U.S. and, of course, Canada, together with Damien. They also plan on sending out thank-you cards.

Back home from school on his birthday, Damien had only one word to describe the celebrations so far: B次元官网网址淣uts!B次元官网网址�

Trudell and Thomas are relieved they no longer have to keep DamienB次元官网网址檚 Birthday Project a secret, and grateful for everyone who has contributed to the experience.

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