A Plea from Calista Pierce

Posted by Gabe on August 25, 2009 under Kids are Heroes, Kids Are Heroes Day | 3 Comments to Read

This morning I received in my Inbox another plea to come to Kids Are Heroes Day.  This essay was written by young Calista herself who cares deeply about her brother and others.  I would so love to see her be able to come to this event and share with other children. 

Here is the link to her profile on the Kids Are Heroes web site.  Please contact me directly or click the Donate button below if you or someone you know can help her.

Dear Mr. Gabe,

My project is fundraising for Crawford County Special Olympics. I fundraise for Special Olympics because my brother is a Special Olympics athlete. He is my inspiration because he loves to do the competitions. I overheard the Special Olympics management team talking and they said they weren’t raising enough money to go to all of the competitions. So, I started Calista Cares. I love to see my brother and all of the athletes happy knowing they can do the trainings and go to competitions. I hope you can support my family and I to go on this trip. Without you, I wouldn’t be able to go. I would love to go because it would be nice to sell my crafts somewhere I have never been before. I also think Special Olympics will be extremely proud. If you would be able to help me, it would be so great. I also really want to go because I want to make new friends who are also doing community service projects. Some people don’t understand why I do my project. It would be fun to meet others who understand and feel the same way. I think it would also be really fantastic to get the word out about Calista Cares and also getting the word out about Special Olympics. I think it would be a really fantastic trip.

Thanks for your help,

Calista Pierce

If that’s not the sweetest thing I ever heard now I don’t know what is!  What’s more profound about this situation is that Calista’s brother Austin has also been recognized on the Kids Are Heroes site.  (See his profile here.)  Please help both Calista and Austin  fulfill their dreams to come to Kids Are Heroes Day in October by clicking the Donate button. Thank you!