Sarah Thornbury, a former National American Miss Kentucky Princess, was recently featured in the Kentuckiana Parent Magazine for her work with victims of Katrina and Rita.
Sarah, seeing a need, took it upon herself to help bring joy to the kids affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. While most charities focused on clean up and repairs, Sarah began a drive to collect coloring books and crayons. She proceeded to hand out fliers and make guest appearances to get her ideas heard. Before she knew it she had collected over 200 coloring books and countless crayons.
When asked, Sarah said, “I’m just a kid, and I want to help the kids. I wanted them to have toys and other things, so I thought of coloring books because my sister had just gotten a big box of crayons.”
Sarah, at the age of 6, saw a need and set her sights on helping. She set a goal and started taking the steps to achieve that goal. Not only is she a role model for other kids, but for all of us as well.
Have a great new year!
~Matt
Great job, Sarah! Amazing to be such a role model and helping others at 6 years old! Keep up the good work and other( kids and grown-ups) will see, and want to do it, too!
Jennifer and Olivia Wright from Tennessee (Preteen)