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A fine young man.
Never had the opportunity to donate that much of my income to any charity.
Wonder what his tax bill will look like if he donates the whole thing.
Hearing stories like this brings new hope for the future.
That was a very nice thing to do, but couldn’t his family have used some of that money? I know it was his money.
I suspect at least one of his parents was thinking that items X, Y & maybe even Z could use repair or replacement, but they didn’t want to be The Bad Guy and pop his idealistic bubble.
Some children from comfortably middle-class or above families do not want for any material thing, and as such don’t have a full grasp on what money can do for anyone.
He’s just a teenager, so there is plenty of time to learn other lessons. Meanwhile, it’s great to think of others.
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Doubt we’ll see this on the network news feeds, wrong demographic.
He’s going to get requests for more money from St Jude’s for a hundred years! I gave them $40 a few years ago and they still keep asking me for more. Letter after letter after letter. My $40 didn’t cover their postage...
Nice story. God bless this child.
Wins? It sounds as if it was proceeds from selling livestock.
We do have some young Americans who do unselfish things. St Jude’s (and Shriners) are wonderful organizations. Thank you Diesel...
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“7th grader wins $15K at county fair, donates all of it to St. Jude’s”
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