Jayson Perry, well-known for his hard work cleaning up garbage throughout the Parksville Qualicum Beach area, got a birthday surprise on Oct. 20.
Friends and well-wishers in the community gathered under an overpass near Allsbrook Road to wish Perry a happy birthday and show their appreciation with gifts that included cookies, socks and gift cards.
"Thank you so much for the Birthday wishes and for everyone that chose to leave their comfy house on such a rainy day to come visit me," Perry wrote on his Facebook page Positive Energy. "I am truly blessed and grateful."