TAMPA, Fla. — Morgan Melia by no means appreciated little kids very a lot.
“Not at all,” she mentioned with a sly smile.
But the 16-year-old from Steinbrenner High had a change of coronary heart these days.
“Kind Camp has shown me that little kids are honestly amazing,” she mentioned.
Kind Camp, which will get loud and joyful at Slam! Tampa in Citrus Park, is the signature occasion of Keys to Kindness, a Tampa nonprofit that teaches kids that caring about your neighborhood is cool.
“I love seeing kids have a platform to give back and get excited about something,” mentioned founder Sharri Cagle, who began this system a number of years in the past and has seen her mission develop in massive lovely methods.
At Kind Camp, older kids (Big Buddies, who get neighborhood service hours) and wee ones (Little Buddies), a number of generations of kindness, staff up to assist one another (studying manners) and assist the world (stuffing care packages and coloring footage for lecturers, most cancers sufferers, navy and extra).
Keys to Kindness is a year-round endeavor, although, so it is at all times time to be a part of the mission. Volunteers, donations and extra are at all times wanted.
As for Morgan Melia, she mentioned Keys to Kindness can soften up even essentially the most jaded teen.
“It brings out my soft side,” she mentioned. “It really does.”
For extra information on Keys to Kindness and Kind Camp, click here.