8-Year-Old Girl's Birthday Wish Prompts Huge Donation Drive

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When Adisynn Kiker turned 8-years-old last week, she didn’t ask for her toys. Instead, she asked family and friends to donate food to pets in need. (Published Wednesday, July 11, 2018)

When Adisynn Kiker turned 8-years-old last week, she didn’t ask for her toys. Instead, she asked family and friends to donate food to pets in need.

Her birthday wish hit Facebook and spread throughout her community, prompting dozens of businesses and people to donate more than 12,000 pounds of dog and cat food in just a few days to the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake.

The shelter’s president, Lanette Ainsworth, said they are incredibly appreciative of Adisynn’s good deed and the many people who helped fulfill her birthday wish.

According to the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake, total donations accounted for:

TheMooseIsBlue on July 12nd, 2018 at 06:23 UTC »

This is wonderful and kudos to this little girl. But Adisynn? Her parents should be fined every time someone misspells it for the rest of her life with the money going to the charity of her choice.

ihate_avos on July 12nd, 2018 at 05:13 UTC »

That's an atrocious way to spell "Addison"

ARealRocknRolla on July 12nd, 2018 at 03:07 UTC »

And things like this make me glad I subbed here. :)