James Hanna simply wanted to donate money to sick kids.
So the seven-year-old 91原创 City youngster spent Sunday afternoon collecting bottles and cans from his neighbours.
The result: 鈥淗e managed to raise $175鈥� for BC Children鈥檚 Hospital, said a very astonished but proud mother, Erica Hanna.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a very giving person. He鈥檚 always wanting to help others people, give things, give money,鈥� said Mom, who chauffered James on his fundraising effort this weekend.
Two weeks ago, the Grade 3 Blacklock Fine Arts Elementary student canvassed his neighbourhood, handing out flyers that explained his cause and his promise to be return on Sunday to pick up cans and bottles.
Much to his surprise, as well as Mom鈥檚, he collected so many donations from his street (as well as a few friends and family) that it took two loads in the family van to transport all the empties to the recycling depot.
鈥淭his was all James,鈥� said Mom, noting that he did a smaller scale bottle drive when he was in Kindergarten, but only raised a few dollars for the cause.
This time, he鈥檚 apparently very pleased with the outcome.
鈥淓veryone was just so generous,鈥� Erica said, noting it took almost four hours to collect, sort, and return all the empties.
James doesn鈥檛 know any sick kids at BC Children鈥檚 Hospital, nor has he been a patient there himself. Mom said the idea for this most recent fundraising endeavour has been building since last year鈥檚 Terry Fox Run.
Given her son鈥檚 propensity for kindness, however, she鈥檚 confident it won鈥檛 be the last such fundraiser. And, Mom said, as his younger sister Mary, five, gets older, she too might be anxious to join in.
