[Margaret Pilkington]

Gerard, no...I am not a saint.
I am just doing the things that you would consider to be humanitarian.
Back when I was growing up, people looked out for each other.
The troubles were shared, the joys were shared.
If you could help someone who needed a bit of help then that is what you did.
And you didn't do it with any thought of 'what's in it for me'...you did it to sort of ensure that you were kept safe...that if you needed help, then someone would help you without being asked.
It is a bit like paying it forward.
I have been helped...many times, growing up, there were times when if it had not been for the kindness of others, we would have gone hungry.
I have (and will never) forget this.

And if I helped you, then that pleases me....it was nothing at all.