K I D S W H O S H I N E
ETHAN HILL, 9
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is:
What are you doing for others?”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Some kids save up their Christmas money
to purchase ways to level up on their video
games or go shopping for the latest fads. Not
Ethan Hill.
At the age of 6, he took notice of a group of
homeless people gathered under a downtown
bridge as he rode with his mom to Phillips
Academy every morning. In particular, he and
his mother noticed one man that his mother
remembered spotting living under this bridge
when she went to school, 28 years ago. Many
people would have just kept on driving past them
without another thought.
But Hill decided to take action—he researched
what kind of supplies are most useful to the
homeless population and then used his Christmas
money to purchase survival buckets to deliver to
the bridge community. Along the way, he struck
up a friendship with the man whom he and his
mom noticed. By the next year, he began to
deliver sleeping bags as well.
As his efforts grew, so did his impact. By
WANT TO HELP?
For more information, visit Ethan’s Facebook page:
facebook.com/Bags4Blessings
To donate:
Cash App: $Ethansheart
PayPal: ethansheartbham@gmail.com
Christmas of 2019, Hill organized a nationwide
fundraiser that raised around $8,000 to create 200
care packages and to provide sleeping bags for 150.
On Dec. 22, he handed these out at Linn Park,
inside neon green tote bags. Often on cold or wet
nights, his parents drive him around at sunset,
handing out remaining totes and sleeping bags to
Currently, Hill, who has been selected by the
Duke Tip Talent Search Group and plays on the
Highland Park PGA Junior Golf Team, plans to
continue to deliver more care and comfort around
the holidays, making it his mission to connect
personally with the individuals he serves.
To nominate a child for Kids Who Shine, email matthew@jbmcmedia.com.
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