Earlier this fall, Orion Jean collected and donated hundreds of toys to hospitalized children in Dallas through his Race to 500 Toys drive. Now, he’s started another drive with the goal of donating thousands of meals to people in need by Thanksgiving.
Orion is collecting packed meals containing 1 bottle of water, 2 tangerines or 1 apple in a zipped sandwich bag, 1 applesauce cup or tuna pouch, and 1 packaged granola bar. He asks those donating to put the food inside a brown paper bag with a positive message written on it.
Orion told CBS Dallas — “I’m asking everyone to join me in a race to kindness. This has been a rough year for everybody, and now it’s more important than ever to show support and love to anyone who needs it.”
Orion began collecting donations earlier this week and has already received nearly 4,000 meals.
Over the summer, Orion won the Think Kindness National Speech contest, where he urged others to show compassion through action. As champion, he was given $500 to start his own kindness project where he went on to collect toys for hospitalized children.
But his big heart and desire to help those in need didn’t stop there…..it was simply a lynchpin for this latest act of kindness.