Gaithersburg, MD 2n Grader Partnered with Sprouts Foundation to Provide Thanksgiving Care Packs to 100 Families in Need
When it comes to standing up to help his community, 7-year-old Cavanaugh Bell, Chief Positivity Creator of the nonprofit Cool & Dope, is the first to spring into action. To celebrate his upcoming 8th birthday, on Nov. 20, Cavanaugh kicked off a full week of philanthropy, culminating in a large Thanksgiving Care Pack distribution on Wednesday, Nov. 25 in partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.
From 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Cavanaugh will lead his team of kid positivity creators in Gaithersburg to service more than 100 families in need. The Thanksgiving Care Packs will include a variety of fresh produce from Sprouts Farmers Market, loaves of bread from Maryland-based H&S Bakery and hygiene items.
The partnership came about through the Foundation’s generous $10,000 food credit donation presented to Cavanaugh on World Kindness Day by Drew Barrymore on the Nov. 13 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
“Giving back makes me feel really beautiful inside and with my birthday coming up, I want to help even more. So, I’m getting kids together for Thanksgiving to help people who are in need because with love we’ll get through this pandemic together,” Cavanaugh shared in a recent interview at his home.
“Cavanaugh’s efforts to help support his community during the pandemic are truly inspiring,” said Lyndsey Waugh, executive director of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. “When young people are empowered to take action – and the broader community steps up to support their leadership – our world becomes a better place. It is truly our pleasure to help Cavanaugh with fresh, healthy produce for every Care Pack and wish him a happy birthday on behalf of our entire team at Sprouts!”
The Maryland second grader has also garnered recognition for his bullying prevention and pandemic outreach work from a number of notable celebrities and public figures, including Barbra Streisand, Jimmy Fallon and Romeo Miller. Cavanaugh has supported more than 10,000 individuals in his community and recently provided critical Covid supplies and food to more than 1,000 families on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, one of the poorest communities in North America.