When a little girl in England pestered her mother for chocolate, she was told that some people have nothing to eat this Christmas. Some kids would react by screaming and shouting, but Mya Woolley, 5, did something very different. She drew a picture of her favorite toy, a lobster called Molly, and asked her parents to auction it on Facebook. The idea was to raise just £21.62 ($34), which is the cost of one Christmas Day meal provided by Crisis, a UK homeless charity.
When the money began to pour in, Mya said she wanted to help even more people- so a crowdfunding site was set up, and she has so far raised over £1460 ($2278) and can feed far more mouths than she ever expected. Now, at least 69 people will have a hot meal, shower and place to sleep on Christmas Day.
Her mom Dominique, 37, told a local newspaper: “She has done really well. The donations have really shot up. All she really wanted was the £21 so she could get one person a meal. We got bigger and bigger donations and bids and we were just quite gobsmacked really. Obviously having a cute little face has helped her! When we told her how many meals that was she was so chuffed with herself.”
She added how proud she was of Mya’s big heart. So she should be! What an inspiration to us all. You can find out more or visit Mya’s Just Giving page here.
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