Asking for
diapers instead of dolls
This year for her tenth birthday,
Kenzie Hart asked for baby bottles, diapers, wipes and a variety of baby
accessories for others in need.
Not many second graders would forgo
their birthday gifts with such joy, but Kenzie did not think twice about it.
“It makes me feel good when I do
this,” she said, with a smile last week as she dropped off the items to the
Crisis Nursery. “I just really want to.”
Kenzie, a student at Oak Grove West
in Bartonville, hopes to continue her birthday donation for a few more years
until she can volunteer at the Crittenton Centers.
“A few of my friends have even
started this too,” she said.
Kenzie did not want to brag about
her donation and just answered questions with a smile and a quick glance at her
mom, Janel Hart, who was more than proud to boast about her daughter.
How does it make you feel as a
mother to see your child think of others in need on her birthday?
Of course
it makes me proud to know that Kenzie is so generous, and even more proud that
she came up with this idea all on her own. And I like to think that as a family
we have fostered her giving spirit and that we have led by example. However,
Kenzie has always had a giving spirit, all of her life and all year round. … She
just has a heart of gold.
What went through your mind as
you saw her drop off the donations?
It makes me
happy that we can help others and that she has started a tradition that we hope
to continue for years as a family. And when I see how happy it makes her to
help others at such a young age, it makes me wonder about all the good things
she will do in the future. I can see her devoting her life to helping others in
some form when she is an adult.
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