I am blessed to have a son with a truly generous heart. Today he was inspired by a group of teens outside our local grocery store who were collecting donations for the "Stuff the Bus" food drive. While I was making lunch he made a sign saying "no more hunger" in big letters, went out in our front yard, and walked up and down singing (to his own little tune) "anything helps!" It was so beautiful and sweet.
We live on a busy enough corner in our small town that there are numerous passers-by. I figured he would earn a few smiles and maybe some words of encouragement. He had not been out more than two minutes when he runs back into the house bouncing up and down and waving a $5 bill! A man had come up and asked what his sign was about, my son told him he was collecting donations to buy food for the hungry. The man said, "That is a cause I would like to support" and gave him $5. My little guy was beside himself! He spent the next forty-five minutes out in the yard with his sign and collected 8 apples and two more dollars.
We plan to take the $7 to our favorite grocery store and talk with them about how much they would be willing to sell us to donate to a food drive. I am hoping that they will chip in some extra items.
That man who gave my son the $5 may have made a philanthropist for life with that one act. It always pays back to support a child's dreams. Thank you so much, sir!
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