What Patriotism Looks Like: A 6-Year-Old Raised $13,000 For Migrant Kids
What Patriotism Looks Like: A 6-Year-Old Raised $13,000 For Migrant Kids
Hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets last weekend to demand the Trump administration reunite kids and parents who were separated at the border.
A 6-year-old boy in Atlanta also had an idea: Make money by selling lemonade, and give it to someone who would help the families.
By last week, he and his family had raised more than $13,000some through lemonade and bake sales, but the vast majority from a fundraiser on Facebook, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The money is going to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, or RAICES, a Texas-based legal services nonprofit helping immigrants, refugees, and children.
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https://www.motherjones.com/media/2018/07/recharge-newsletter-9-migrant-kids-lemonade-raices/