9-year-old raises $100,000 for sick kids
At an age where most children are more interested in video games, Scott Guerini has managed to raise over $100,000 for sick children. Pretty impressive for a nine year old!
Scott’s fundraising started at age four, when he decided that he wanted to do something that could help sick children. So, he walked 25km to the nearest town and see if he could raise money.
The walk was a success and before too long annual marathon-length walks became a part of Scott’s schedule. He would walk 42km (no mean feat for a nine year old) battling through bad weather, pain and exhaustion, but with an unwavering dedication that saw him never stop short of the finish line.
Scott is all smiles at the start of one of his gruelling marathon walks.
After some success, Scott set the audacious goal of raising $100,000 for sick children before he reached the age of 10. And yesterday, when it was announced that Scott had won HTC’s inaugural ‘One Day I Will’ campaign (which comes with $25,000 prize money) Scott reached that goal.
“When I heard I had won I was completely shocked,” Scott said. “I felt so happy and excited when I realised it meant I will reach my One Day I Will goal of raising $100,000 for Telethon by the time I’m 10. I am so relieved I have made it! It means I will help a lot of sick kids and babies. That means everything to me.”
We don’t know what’s more amazing! The fact that a nine year old has the presence of mind and the generous spirit to feel compelled to act so selflessly, or the fact he managed to pull it off!
Either way, it’s an amazing achievement, one that his parent’s should be very proud of. Congratulations Scott!
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