A 12-year-old boy from Worcester, Massachusetts, has been working long and hard to put smiles on the faces of homeless children this Easter.
Josh Soden has a big heart, in part because he’s experienced similar hardships to the children he seeks to serve, WBZ News report Thursday.
His initial goal was to raise enough donations for 175 Easter baskets to be delivered to local children living in homeless shelters. When members of the community and people across the country heard about the project, they came forward to help.
video footage show Soden sits among donated gifts for children:
In a social media post on March 23rd, Josh’s Easter Baskets for the Homeless social media page created something special. announcement About the project.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who came and helped. I believe that more than 300 children will be very happy.” This page shows the hundreds of Easter eggs created through this initiative. Referring to basketball, he said:
I sincerely thank everyone who came and helped out3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ I also believe that the children will be very happy😊
Contributor Josh’s Easter Baskets for the Homeless upon Saturday, March 23, 2024
Of the 300 baskets, 60 were donated to infants, and an additional 100 donated eggs were donated to a nonprofit called the Community of Love and Support Project, which supports Soden’s displaced family. I did.
This generous young man said, “As our story grew, we reached over 300 people. So many people wanted to help, get involved, and help this story grow.” I’m really happy to know that.” she explained.
ancient tradition exchange According to MarthaStewart.com, such baskets are believed to have come from medieval Catholic communities.
To celebrate the end of Lent, they brought baskets of delicious goods to church to receive the priest’s blessing. Fertility symbols such as rabbits, eggs, and the basket itself have all been passed down through the ages and reinterpreted into the Easter traditions we cherish today.
After collecting the goods, Soden, with the help of the Worcester Railers hockey team, took them to homeless shelters across Massachusetts. The mascot surprised the children who received the presents.
Now Soden and his family hope to start a nonprofit organization to do the same thing in the future.
