Garrett is only eight years...
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Garrett is only eight years old, yet he "provoked" a community of a quarter million people "to love and good deeds." Garrett was watching television one day and saw a toy float down the flooded street of Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Red River had overflowed its banks in the spring of 1997 and caused widespread devastation. Wondering how parents would replace the lost and ruined toys of the children in that area, Garrett decided he could help. He not only gathered some of his favorite toys together to send; he also asked the other students at his elementary school to pitch in. Soon the effort became known as "Kids Helping Kids." Before long, this goodwill spread to other children and families throughout the entire area. New toys and school supplies were now being purchased and collected, along with children offering some of their own beloved toys. Drop sites were set up in twenty schools and four major businesses in the community. What started out as one child's compassion had become a community's concern.
-- Molldrem
-- Molldrem
