A twelve-year old Caroline Springs boy has been scoring some remarkable charitable goals, after successfully running a donation drive at his school in support of an important cause.
As a young Aussie rules footy player, Grover Hains needed to keep purchasing new boots to accommodate his rapidly changing shoe size.
But instead of throwing out the old pairs, he decided to step up and help those less fortunate.
To put his plan in action Grover and his mum Natalie reached out to Western Australia-based charity Fair Game, which was developed to provide sporting equipment to some of the most remote and under-serviced communities in the country.
“Grover really liked that idea and so he organised a boot donation drive at this school with the support of his classroom teacher,” Natalie said.
“He was really committed to it, he made posters and put up baskets at the school.
“The drive has been very successful.”
More than 35 pairs of boots have been donated to the cause, which Natalie said was an amazing achievement for everyone involved.
“Some of the children put notes of encouragement in the boots for the next owners, so it’s heartwarming,” Natalie said.
“Grover will now be using his pocket money to ship them over to the charity.
“I’m really proud of him, especially because this was entirely his idea. He was also so overwhelmed by how many kids helped out so it was a great experience.”
