A Connecticut sixth-grader who runs her own charitable organization has sent over 1,500 art kits to several foster care homes and homeless shelters.
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CNN reports Chelsea Phaire has sent the art kits to bring joy to those who may have a hard time dealing with the pandemic. The kits include crayons, coloring pencils, gel pens, paper, coloring books, and markers and they are sent to various locations all over the country. Her mother, Candance, said they launched “Chelsea’s Charity” after she asked if she opens her own foundation to help others:
“Since she was seven, she was begging me and her dad to start a charity. “She was so persistent, every couple of months she would ask, ‘Are we starting Chelsea’s Charity yet?’ When she was turning 10, she asked us again, and we decided it was time to go for it.”
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The organization was launched on August 2019 of last year when Chelsea asked her birthday party guests to donate art supplies instead of gifts. Afterward, she sent 40 art kits to a homeless shelter in New York and set up an Amazon wish list of supplies to donate.
Prior to the pandemic, Chelsea would also teach kids how to draw and other art skills. So far she has sent 1,500 kits to 12 states since March and she takes pride in her work.
“I have definitely grown as a person because of this. Now my dream is to meet every kid in the entire world and give them art. Who knows, maybe if we do that and then our kids do that, we’ll have world peace!”