Owen Colley believes that helping animals is better than watching TV, so he plans to make small clay koalas to raise money for an Australian wild animal rescue.
Owen, 6, lives in Hingham, Massachusetts. His father Simon Colley is from Australia. When Owen learned about the terrible bushfires there on TV, he came up with a way to give help from the USA. He started an activity — the young artist made clay koalas by hand, and each one is worth at least $50. "People buy them, then we get the money, then we give it to Australia," he said.
He sent the money to Wildlife Rescue South Coast. It provides food, water and homes for the animals in danger. It also helps Australians set up feeding stations at their homes for animals. Owen's first goal was to reach $1,000 in all, and he has already surpassed that; as of Thursday night, his activity has brought in $133,933. "I'm so proud of him," his mother Caitlin Colley said. "He's doing a great job."
本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写,未经书面授权,禁止复制和任何商业用途,版权所有,侵权必究!(免费同步微课、每日口语、单词速记关注奇速优课公众号)