We鈥檝e heard about the generosity of folks at the Arctic Winter Games in Fort McMurray, Alta., when it comes to helping out athletes from the NWT.

There鈥檚 been Bradley Bartlett from the U19 boys hockey team and his equipment dilemma 鈥� it didn鈥檛 arrive with him when he flew in for the Games, so the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League set him up with gear.

There鈥檚 another story that has emerged about a young table tennis player and his pins. They didn鈥檛 show up with him when he arrived, but Carter Sadowick found out that when you鈥檙e good to others, they鈥檒l be good to you.

The 11-year-old table tennis player from Fort Providence was all set to take in the unofficial 21st sport of the Arctic Winter Games, pin trading, but he couldn鈥檛 because his collection got lost in transit.

鈥淭hey got lost on the plane,鈥� he said on Thursday. 鈥淚 had three bags of pins, over 50 of them.鈥�

He still had a couple of pins in his pocket and was determined to wheel and deal. Then he passed by someone standing at a bus stop and saw that she only had one pin on her lanyard.

That鈥檚 when Sadowick decided to help her fill it up.

鈥淚 offered her a pin. She asked if I wanted to trade, but I told her she could have it,鈥� he said.

Instead, the lady in question ended up giving back three pins. Turned out she only had one on her lanyard because there were a bunch in her pocket.

鈥淚 only thought she had one because that鈥檚 all I saw,鈥� said Sadowick. 鈥淪he gave me a small Canadian flag one and a couple of others, I can鈥檛 remember what they are right now.鈥�

His thoughtful gesture didn鈥檛 go unnoticed and he ended up receiving fair play pins from the Nunavut and Greenland delegations.

As of Thursday afternoon, Sadowick鈥檚 pin collection still hadn鈥檛 shown up.

As for his table tennis matches, Sadowick said he didn鈥檛 win at all, but he鈥檚 having the time of his life.

鈥淚鈥檓 having fun here,鈥� he said. 鈥淢aybe I鈥檒l try out for the team next year because (the Games are) in Alaska and I鈥檝e never been to Alaska.鈥�