Child battling cancer raises money for animal shelters January 11, 2021 at 5:50 PM EST - Updated January 11 at 5:50 PM
A child fighting cancer hundreds of miles away is inspiring South Florida.
Her kind deeds are prompting St. Lucie County residents to pay it forward with kindness.
Melissa McInturff, the Humane Society of St. Lucie County s executive director, sees a lot of mail coming through the doors of her operation.
But she said one letter she received during the holidays from a Pennsylvania girl named Avery really touched her. [It was a] gut punch to the soul. That s what I compared it to when I got on the Pawsitive Change page that Avery and her family created, McInturff said.