An 8-year-old’s “heart of gold” has touched people all over the world with a campaign he recently launched to help pay for lunches of students from low-income families.
Donations have increased tenfold since Cayden Taipalus ”“- a third-grader at Challenger Elementary School — launched a campaign two weeks ago called “Pay It Forward: No Kid Goes Hungry.” His mom, Amber Peters, said nearly $7,000 worth of donations have purchased hot lunches for more than 300 students with plans to reach another 5,000 this week.
“I am so very proud of my son,” Peters told ABC News today. “He is only 8 years old and to grasp the concept around this is just amazing in my eyes. He has a heart of gold.”