8-Year-Old Boy Is Saddened When His Friend Is Denied Lunch Due To Lack Of Money, And Does The Unthinkable To Make Sure No Kid Goes Hungry

This third grader from Michigan decided to take matters into his own hands when he noticed his friend was denied a hot lunch at school because he didn’t have money in his account.

Cayden Taipalus, a student at Challenger Elementary in Howell was appalled since he saw his friend receive a cheese sandwich instead of a hot lunch because his account was short.

His mother, Amber Melke-Peters said, he went home that day and was clearly upset about the lunch situation. He confronted his mother and asked her how he could help his friends so this would never happen again.

So with the help of his mother, he came up with a web page aimed at fundraising called, “Pay It Forward: No Kids Goes Hungry.” Once the website was up, Cayden called upon family, friends, and neighbors to raise money to pay off debts for his friend’s lunches.

Since Cayden has been helping, he has raised nearly $7,000 which have purchased hot lunches for more than 300 students. He plans to continue this so that no child would ever be denied a hot lunch again.

“I am so very proud of my son,” Peters said. “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.”

h/t:shareably