10-year-old organizes Thanksgiving Day food drive
10-year-old organizes Thanksgiving Day food drive
STARTING A NEW ONE, MICHAEL: THIS IS JACK CARPINSKI. WHO CAME UP WITH A 2020 THANKSGIVING DAY IDEA. >> WHEN I HEARD ABOUT COVID I THOUGHT IF PEOPLE WOULD BE LOSING THEIR JOBS AND STUFF AND IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO GET STUFF -- >> HE WAS SHOCKED BY THAT AND I THINK WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP. IT JUST GREW FROM THERE. MICHAEL: HE ORGANIZE A FOOD DRIVE FOR TODAY. JACK AND HIS FAMILY SPENT THE MORNING PICKING UP DONATIONS FROM 30 SETS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. AND, IN 2020, OF COURSE, THERE’S A GO FUND ME PAGE. >> AND A NEW UPDATE, WE ARE KEEPING OUR DONATION OPEN UNTIL AFTER THE CHIEF’S GAME. MICHAEL: ALREADY RAISING MORE THAN 9000, WHICH BUYS 27,000 FOOD BANK MEALS. >> WE WERE NOT SURPRISED THEY CHOSE TODAY TO DEDICATE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. MICHAEL: SO FOR YOUNG JACK CARPINSKI AND HIS FAMILY, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY HAVE A NEW THANKSGIVING DAY TRADITION. >> YEAH. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE CAR AND WE DECIDED THIS IS SOMETHIG WE WOULD DO EACH YEAR. MICHAEL: FOLKS ALL OVER AMERICA ARE SAYING THAT. BUT A YOUNG KANSAS CITY BOY ISN’T GIVING UP A TRADITION, HE MAY BE MAKING A NEW
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10-year-old organizes Thanksgiving Day food drive
Jack Karpinksi became concerned about people losing their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to take action. The 10-year-old Kansas City boy organized a Thanksgiving Day food drive and spent the morning picking up food donations from 30 sets of families and friends.Karpinski's family say the food drive may be their newest Thanksgiving tradition. Watch the video above to learn about Karpinski's first food drive.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Jack Karpinksi became concerned about people losing their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to take action.
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The 10-year-old Kansas City boy organized a Thanksgiving Day food drive and spent the morning picking up food donations from 30 sets of families and friends.
Karpinski's family say the food drive may be their newest Thanksgiving tradition.
Watch the video above to learn about Karpinski's first food drive.