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5 for Good: 7th grader spreads holiday cheer all year

5 for Good: 7th grader spreads holiday cheer all year
THE SPECIAL 7TH GRADER WHO IS SPREADING CHEER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >> IT’S HARDER THAIT LN OOKS SOMETIMES. ERIKA: GREGORY O’BRIEN GIVES 12-YEAR-OLD CONNOR WRIGHT A HAND FINISHING OFF THESE FESTIVE WREAS.TH THE SEVENTH GRADER WILSON HAVE LOTS OF BOWS TO FASTEN, THANKS TO A FUNDRAISER HE ORGANIZ.ED >> HIM BEING THIS YOUNG BOY ATTH IS INTERESTED IN EVEN DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS JUST AMAZING. ERIKA: WHAT CONNOR HAS BEEN DOING IS DELIVERING CHEER TO KIDS IMPACTED BY THE PANDEC.MI >> THE FIRST THING WE DID WISE MADE COVID CARE PACKAGES FOR KIDS HOME SICK AND WITH COVID WHEN THEWEY RE QUARANTINING. ERIKA: THAT WAS JUST THE START. IN THE MANY MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED, CONNOR DECIDEDO T SUPPORT A VARIETY OF NONPROFSIT , THEN ULTIMATELY START HIS OWN. >> THIS CAME OUT OF NOWHE.ER WE HAD A SIT DOWN WITH HIM AND WE SAID,HA WT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS? IS THIS GOING TO BE A HOBBY? OR DO YOU WANT US TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE? ERIKA: CONNOR’S GRANDMOTHER DAN MOTHER HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING SHI NOW NAMESAKE EFFORT "CONNORS , KINDNESS PROJECT." >> SO YOU WANT THE STICKER, THE COLORING BOOK AND THEN THE CRAYON. >> OK. ERIKA: ORIGINALLY SELF-FUNDED, LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE NOW SUPPORTING CONNOR’S WORK, MANGKI AND DONATING KITS FULL OF ACTIVITIES TO KIDS IN HOSPITALS AND SHELTE.RS >> THANK YOU, CONNOR. >> SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN, TUFTS FLOANGTI HOSPITAL HOME FOR LITTLE , WANDERERS, CHRISTOPHER’S HAN.VE ERIKA:O, S CONNOR LET’S MAKE A , KIT. WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING HERE? THE CONTENTS OF THE KIT ALL WELL THOUGHT OUT. >> WE REALLY WANTED THEM THAVEO A WOW FACTOR. ERIKA: NOT JUST TOYS, BUT THGSIN TO BUILD, AND EXPLORE WITH. >> THESE ARE ACTUALLY MADE OUT OF PAPER AND YOU CAN FOLD THEM INTO A MICROSCOPE AND IT HAS LIKE A LENS AND EVERHINGYT ERIKA: AND CLEARLY, A LOOFT CARE. >> WE HOPE THIS MAKES YOU SMILE AND BRINGS YOU HOURS OF FUN, AND IT HAS THE LOGO.OURS OF FUN, AND AND IT SAYS "YOU ARE LOVED" ON THE BACK. >> THIS IS DEFINITELY A WOW KIT. YEAH, FOR SU.RE >> HOW AWESOME TO SEE A CHILDF O HIS AGE, THE IMPACT THAT HE’S MAKING. AND I’M VERY PROUD OF .IT ERIKA: FOR THE HOLIDAYS CONNOR HAS BEEN SELLING WREATHS, OFFERED TO HIM BY GROREGY’S GARDEN CENTER AT COST TO HELP FUND THE KITS. SO FAR, SUPRASSING HIS GOALS AND LOVING THE RESULTS >> IT’S JUST ALL BEEN REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK. SO IT’S MADE US REALLYAP HPY
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5 for Good: 7th grader spreads holiday cheer all year
He's a 12 year old who doesn't wait for the holidays to get in the giving spirit. Tonight in 5 for Good: The special 7th grader who is spreading cheer throughout the year.

He's a 12 year old who doesn't wait for the holidays to get in the giving spirit. Tonight in 5 for Good: The special 7th grader who is spreading cheer throughout the year.

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