CUTEST. THING. EVER.
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moonwiseGuys. Guys. You have to read this story.
When I was coming home from work today at about 4:30, I noticed a gaggle of the neighborhood kids standing on the corner, trying to sell lemonade, Kool-Aid, ice cream, whatever. I didn't stop because there was ice cream in the trunk, but later on (maybe 6:30) the doorbell rings. Two of the kids are standing there (sons of the people catty-corner to us) asking for donations to St. Hubert's Animal Shelter. I gave them a dollar and sent them on their way.
Just now, while I was having dinner, I heard them still out on the corner shouting to the passing cars to help the animal shelter. It was the most adorable thing, and they didn't quit. So, I grabbed a twenty, and I walked over to talk to them. I asked them why they were campaigning for the shelter, and then how long they'd been out there.
"Six hours!" one of them pipes, "And we got a lot of money!"
"How much?" says I.
"$39.75!"
They were clearly thrilled with themselves. So I told them that they had been very dedicated, and that they were doing a very nice thing, and that they should be rewarded for their persistence. I slid the folded twenty into their Dixie cup and waved goodbye. As soon as my back was turned, they must have pulled it right out, because I heard cheering and high-fiving going on behind me.
IT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER.
When I was coming home from work today at about 4:30, I noticed a gaggle of the neighborhood kids standing on the corner, trying to sell lemonade, Kool-Aid, ice cream, whatever. I didn't stop because there was ice cream in the trunk, but later on (maybe 6:30) the doorbell rings. Two of the kids are standing there (sons of the people catty-corner to us) asking for donations to St. Hubert's Animal Shelter. I gave them a dollar and sent them on their way.
Just now, while I was having dinner, I heard them still out on the corner shouting to the passing cars to help the animal shelter. It was the most adorable thing, and they didn't quit. So, I grabbed a twenty, and I walked over to talk to them. I asked them why they were campaigning for the shelter, and then how long they'd been out there.
"Six hours!" one of them pipes, "And we got a lot of money!"
"How much?" says I.
"$39.75!"
They were clearly thrilled with themselves. So I told them that they had been very dedicated, and that they were doing a very nice thing, and that they should be rewarded for their persistence. I slid the folded twenty into their Dixie cup and waved goodbye. As soon as my back was turned, they must have pulled it right out, because I heard cheering and high-fiving going on behind me.
IT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER.
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