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There were some very proud parents at Kennell Motors on Friday.
Rayce Kennell, 7, donated all of his toys on Friday to May 22 tornado victims’ children. He said a couple weeks ago, he heard about Children in the Eye of the Storm, an effort spearheaded by 10-year-old Trinity Rose Berry, Carthage. Kimmy, his mother, said there was no hesitation.
“I was so proud,” Kimmy said, “I even asked him if we should keep a bike (for a visiting cousin) and he said, ‘mom, he has his own bike,’ so I was doubly proud.”
Rayce shrugged his shoulders, “I just feel bad for the tornado victims.”
Kel, Rayce’s father and owner of Kennell Motors, said he was shocked to come home from work to hear about his son’s generosity. Rayce had already started packing Kimmy’s car.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Kel said. “You couldn’t even get in her car.”
“There’s no way I could guess how many toys are in there,” Kimmy added.
The Kennells came up with the rough estimate of maybe 150 toys when the Berry family arrived to take the toys to Joplin. Trinity and Rayce thanked each other for their kindness, and humbly stood next to the toys for a picture.
Trinity said the progress on Children in the Eye of the Storm was “very good.” On June 21, The Carthage Press reported Trinity came up with the idea of raising money to buy toys to replace those lost in the deadly storm. Her goal was to raise $1,000 by July 16 by selling raffle tickets. The raffle was held Saturday. Half is going to the Ronald McDonald House of Joplin, and she is using the other half to buy toys for children who lost their homes. On Friday, (July 15) she had $2,300 collected on top of toys.
The raffle took place in the community room of the SMB in Carthage. Some of the prize items were original artwork by Bob Tommey, a print by Andy Thomas, Precious Moments figurines and gift certificates.
On Friday, Trinity said she has enjoyed this effort.
“It’s been very generous,” she said. “I’ve received a lot of donations from people in Joplin, and I’ve liked to talk to them.”
Trinity is the daughter of Rhett and Shelly (stepmother) and Theresa, and big sister to Lily, all of Carthage. Trinity Rose’s Facebook page can be found by searching for "Children In The Eye Of The Storm."
There were some very proud parents at Kennell Motors on Friday.
Rayce Kennell, 7, donated all of his toys on Friday to May 22 tornado victims’ children. He said a couple weeks ago, he heard about Children in the Eye of the Storm, an effort spearheaded by 10-year-old Trinity Rose Berry, Carthage. Kimmy, his mother, said there was no hesitation.
“I was so proud,” Kimmy said, “I even asked him if we should keep a bike (for a visiting cousin) and he said, ‘mom, he has his own bike,’ so I was doubly proud.”
Rayce shrugged his shoulders, “I just feel bad for the tornado victims.”
Kel, Rayce’s father and owner of Kennell Motors, said he was shocked to come home from work to hear about his son’s generosity. Rayce had already started packing Kimmy’s car.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Kel said. “You couldn’t even get in her car.”
“There’s no way I could guess how many toys are in there,” Kimmy added.
The Kennells came up with the rough estimate of maybe 150 toys when the Berry family arrived to take the toys to Joplin. Trinity and Rayce thanked each other for their kindness, and humbly stood next to the toys for a picture.
Trinity said the progress on Children in the Eye of the Storm was “very good.” On June 21, The Carthage Press reported Trinity came up with the idea of raising money to buy toys to replace those lost in the deadly storm. Her goal was to raise $1,000 by July 16 by selling raffle tickets. The raffle was held Saturday. Half is going to the Ronald McDonald House of Joplin, and she is using the other half to buy toys for children who lost their homes. On Friday, (July 15) she had $2,300 collected on top of toys.
The raffle took place in the community room of the SMB in Carthage. Some of the prize items were original artwork by Bob Tommey, a print by Andy Thomas, Precious Moments figurines and gift certificates.
On Friday, Trinity said she has enjoyed this effort.
“It’s been very generous,” she said. “I’ve received a lot of donations from people in Joplin, and I’ve liked to talk to them.”
Trinity is the daughter of Rhett and Shelly (stepmother) and Theresa, and big sister to Lily, all of Carthage. Trinity Rose’s Facebook page can be found by searching for "Children In The Eye Of The Storm."
