Photo: Colleen Moultry
"I wanted to crack open my piggy bank and give them all my money," said six-year-old Bethany Moultry, describing how she felt upon seeing a homeless person asking for change on the street. In August, when her mother Colleen asked then-5-year-old Bethany what she wanted for her birthday, she expressed her wish to help the homeless. "A child that is just about to turn six is saying they want to help people," Colleen told CNN. "I felt like I had to give her an avenue to do that. It is not every day that you hear anybody saying that, adults or children." They got to work, talking with homeless authorities about what kinds of items would actually be helpful. Then they began packing bags, each with a handwritten note from Bethany, as well as first aid, toiletries, masks, Gatorade and other essential items. When they shared about it on social media, donations started pouring in, and soon they enlisted Bethany's brother's schoolmates at Matthew Reardon School for Autism to help. The school turned its lunchroom into an assembly line for kids to pack the bags and write notes to the homeless. In a few short months, the Moultry's have given out 750 "Happy Bags."
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