My Nonprofit Reviews

This matter is near and dear to me. My childhood best friend (Mark) was abandoned by his father and his mother could not take care of him. So, his mother left him at the hospital. I have known Mark since the 5th grade, and we are kept in touch ever since. I remember Mark jumping from one foster home to another. He was never at a foster home for more than a month. In high school I remember picking him up from multiple shelters. It was my understand that as he got older it got easier, however when he was younger it was extremely difficult for him. He still tells me stories of how lonely and scared he was. I remember one day in the 5th or 6th grade; I took a Rubik’s Cube to school for Show-&-Tell. Mark was so fascinated by the Rubik’s Cube that he begged me to give it to him. If I remember he actual cried on the bus ride home. He later told me that he had nothing while living in the shelters. The shelter did have a Rubik’s Cube but he never got to play with it. The older kids would play with the Rubik’s Cube and would not allow the younger kids to touch it. Everything at the shelter was considered community property unless you bought it with you. He played with that Rubik’s Cube forever until he wore out the color stickers. I still remember he use to hide the cube between his belt and tummy. He said if someone tried to steal it, he would know. For some reason or another, he was never adopted. Therefore, I am extremely PROUD of THE SMILE BOX PROJECT and what it is doing to help children. This is an extremely important cause. Any project that can put a smile on children’s faces and make them feel important / loved such as THE SMILE BOX PROJECT deserves to win the 2020 CNN HERO AWARD!