Young people giving back

Kids these days — people, the kids themselves included, say there is nothing in town for them to do and that is why they spend their time playing video games, talking on the phone, posting to social media or getting in trouble.

But we know young people can have a positive impact on their community and we are seeing it more and more. Just this week on The Recorder’s Education page there was a story about Tori Moore, who is now a freshman at Monache High School.

Earlier this year this newspaper reported about Moore’s efforts to help not only her community, but people around the world as an eighth-grade graduation project.

With help from her Burton Middle School teachers, she chose the funds2orgs organization and spearheaded a three-month shoe drive that netted more than 1,300 pairs of used shoes.

She set up donation locations at six Porterville locations and got the word out to the community of what she was doing and how everyone could participate.

Recently the shoes, 25 pairs to a bag, were donated to the organization who will distribute them to people in Third World countries and then send a check to Moore. The amount of money Moore receives is based on the total weight of all of the shoes. Moore estimated she would be receiving $400. She isn’t just going to keep the money. She, being an animal lover, is going to donate the money to the Porterville Animal Shelter.

“It’s a double-win for charities,” Moore said. “This helps the people in Third World countries and helps the animal shelter.”

We could not agree more and hope that people of any age look for ways to improve the lives of others.

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