Kind- hearted boy raises £ 800 to feed poorest kids

AKIND- HEARTED boy has raised £ 800 for charity. Michael Williams, 7, raised the impressive sum, which is enough to feed 50 children, by walking 10k for Mary’s Meals.

The charity serves nutritious school meals in some of the world’s poorest countries, including Kenya, Haiti and Yemen.

The promise of food attracts hungry children into the classroom where they can gain an education and hope for the future.

Michael was inspired to help after a talk at his local church, St John’s in Barrhead, left him feeling sad for children who rely on Mary’s Meals.

He and his parents decided to take on a sponsored walk after school on November 1. The trio successfully completed a 10k walk around the local area in two hours and 45 minutes.

It costs Mary’s Meals just £ 15.90 to feed a child for a school year and Michael set out to raise enough money to feed two children for a year but smashed his target by raising £ 370.

With Gift Aid, and an additional £ 370 thanks to Mary’s Meals’ match- funding campaign Double The Love, the St Mark’s Primary School pupil raised a total of £ 800 for the charity.

Michael said: “I really wanted to help the children get some school meals. I felt so proud that so many people helped me raise lots of money. It was exciting watching the donations get higher and knowing that I was helping even more children.”

Gemma Love, supporter engagement officer at Mary’s Meals, said: “We’re so grateful to Michael for raising such an amazing amount of money for some of the world’s hungriest children.

“His hard work will help change the lives of 50 fellow little ones with a nutritious meal every school day.

“It’s thanks to the hard work of kind- hearted supporters big and small that we can reach so many children with Mary’s Meals.

“We hope Michael’s incredible achievement will inspire even more people to start their own fundraiser for Mary’s Meals this winter.”

Donations made to Mary’s Meals before January 31 will be matched by a group of generous supporters, up to £ 1.5 million, with the charity’s Double The Love campaign.