Girl Uses Inheritance to Buy Toys for Needy Kids
Hope in humanity lives on as 10-year-old Laney Matteson of Dartmouth, Mass., selflessly gives back for the holidays.
Matteson exceeded the expectation of an average kid by donating toys for kids in need. However, it wasn t just a gift or two – it was $1,000 worth of toys, purchased with money passed down to her from her great-grandmother, Rae Sherblom, who unfortunately passed away recently. She left nine of her great-grandchildren $1,000 each, and Matteson chose to use her share to give back to the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots program.
Five members of the Greater New Bedford Marine Corps League stood proudly behind Matteson, standing ready to award her with a Certificate of Appreciation. Dressed in their red league jackets and active duty blues, they saluted Matteson for her selfless decision to give back to her community, an action that speaks volumes about her as a person.
In the Facebook post, the Crack’d Egg wrote: “So today was pretty amazing my peeps … your support and love for us was FANtastic! It was nonstop from open to close. We thank you with all our hearts.
“I never expected so many people and how happy and beautiful all of you were. We sold out of bacon, sausage, steak, ham, pancakes, cheesy, potato pancakes, wheat, rye!!! And still you waited to get a table to eat something.
“TOGETHER we stand and fight back the tyranny. God Bless us All and God Bless the USA.”
Their Facebook page also features a framed photo of Gov. Tom Wolf with the words “banned from this restaurant,” while the owner stands next to it smiling and pointing.
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