Kidpreneur creates holiday to help homeless, elderly veterans in March
March 26 marks the day that anyone can make up a holiday of
his or her own. 4-year-old Tyler Stallings wants to do something special for
veterans to thank them for their service and publicly raise awareness about
their needs beyond Veterans Day. The kidpreneur who lives near Washington, D.C.
started asking questions about why veterans are homeless. After talking to his
mother, Andrea Blackstone, about how much veterans have done to protect us, and
after learning some of them live on the street and have a hard time making ends
meet, they agreed that simply thanking veterans for their service is not
enough. Tyler and Blackstone came up
with an idea to make personal hygiene kits. After applying for financial help, Start
a Snowball, Inc. awarded a $100 grant to Tyler to help him begin his philanthropic project.
The nonprofit is dedicated to encouraging youth to engage in community service
activities.
Additionally, Blackstone will help Tyler to write
personalized notes of thanks to distribute with items that will be given to
elderly or homeless veterans on March 26. Tyler wants other people to also
consider ways that they can support veterans in need in or near their own communities. The
kidpreneur’s father, uncle, grandfather, late great-grandfather and numerous relatives
served in the military.
To donate to Tyler’s hygiene kit drive, please visit www.gofundme.com/uxs2hbcs. More updates
will be forthcoming. Please visit www.startasnowball.com
to learn more about contributing to projects or helping youth to apply for a
project grant.
