“Orion Jean is only 10 years old, but he’s on a big mission.
‘I heard 10,000 and 20,000 and I knew those numbers were big, but they just weren’t going to cut it,’ said the Fort Worth fifth grader.
Try 100,000.
The Chisholm Ridge Elementary student’s goal is to collect and donate 100,000 meals by Thanksgiving.
‘Everybody was like, “Whoa, that’s a big number!” But I thought we could achieve it because when everybody can come together for a cause as common as kindness, then you can really do big things,’ Jean said.
It’s all part of his Race to Kindness initiative.
‘When you look at all of the bad news and all of the things that are happening, you just want to see something that would make you smile for once,’ Jean said.
As of Friday, Jean had collected 42,523 meals, which typically consist of one bottle of water, tangerines or apples, apple sauce or a tuna pouch, and one granola bar. These items are packed in a brown paper bag decorated with positive messages.”
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