Six-year-old collect bottle tops to get a wheelchair for the needy
The young girl wants to help 100 grandmas and grandpas who can’t walk.
Kiara-Leigh Thomas is a vibrant six-year-old from Boksburg who wants to make a difference in the lives of the elderly.
She aims to do so by giving them wheelchairs. And she hopes to collect wheelchairs by collecting bottle tops for recycling.
The Grade R learner at Smiley Kids Primrose Pre-Primary has a great love and respect for the elderly.
“My mom told me that if I collect plastic bottle tops I will be able to get a wheelchair for a grandma or a grandpa,” Kiara-Leigh said.
“So I want to collect so many bottle tops so I can help 100 grandmas and grandpas who can’t walk.”
The idea for collecting bottle tops came when Kiara-Leigh’s mother Nicita-Nicole was researching ways to start recycling.
She came across the initiative on the Interwaste website and if Kiara-Leigh can collect a certain weight in bottle tops a wheelchair will be donated to an NPO of her choice.
Recently, Laerskool Concordia’s governing body heard of Kiara-Leigh’s story and have decided that their prefect committee would love to assist Kiara-Leigh in her endeavour. They have already collected a large number of bottle tops for her.
“We are thankful to Concordia learners, teachers and parents who joined in this project to help those less fortunate,” said Nicita-Nicole.
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