For his 11th birthday Daniel gave up own gifts and instead requested donations to The Pongo Fund. Why? Because he’s never been hungry himself but he knows that others are. Why? Because his own family includes an 11 year-old Rhodesian mix named Kane, a 6 year-old Sheppie-Pug-Poodle mix named Dixie and a 5 year-old kitty named Sparky. Why? Because he cares about the hungry animals and he wants to give back to his community.

But simply sending a check is not the way he rolls. He wanted to visit The Pongo Fund in person and be part of the work we do. So this past Sunday Daniel arrived with cash in hand. He brought along his good friend Tyler, a few others as well and they got to work.

And when his shift was finished this young philanthropist helped manage the packaging of several hundred pounds of kibble for the hungry animals. They completed a mountain of 4 pound bags that just hours later were feeding hungry cats throughout our community.

When they were done we thanked him. We shook hands and off they went. These are the faces of our future. And we hope they will join us again soon. Because they made a difference. And they made us proud.

Happy Birthday Daniel!

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