Five-year-old Ayla Orta has raised over $750 for the Disable American Veterans through fundraising efforts in Woodfin’s Specialz Outlet, managed by her father Quillon. According to Quillon, a veteran, Ayla approached upper management with the idea of placing a bucket in the store to collect donations from customers, because she was concerned that “not everybody comes home from the desert as healthy as my daddy.” Ayla presented the check Saturday to Andy Clark, commander of local Disabled American Veterans Chapter Two. For more information, visit www.dav02.org.
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I guess exploiting children for charity is better than a beauty pageant.
you must be miserable with yourself. This little girl did something amazing and you can only be cynical. Get off your couch and do some good and you may understand. Otherwise shut your damn mouth…
And the I.R.S. immediately pounced on the little girl, demanding their cut.