Orion Jean

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Orion Jean is a Haitian American author and philanthropist who was named Time Kid of the Year. [1]

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Awards and honors

Missions

He is the founder of Race to Kindness program in which he donates meals, books and toys to children. [7] [8] [9] In 2021 he donated 100,000 meals on a mission to spread kindness. [10] In 2020, he donated more than 600 toys to Children's Hospital in North Texas. [11] In 2021, he collected more than 500,000 books for the kids in need [12] in which ThriftBooks also supported him. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Haitian-American boy named Time "Kid of the Year" urges others to take action". The Haitian Times. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Orion Jean Is TIME's 2021 Kid of the Year". Time. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ↑ "The TIME Vault: 2022". TIME.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. ↑ "America's top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 named at 26th annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards". PR News Wire. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  5. ↑ "Orion Jean of Fort Worth, Texas named one of America's top 10 youth volunteers of 2021 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards". PR News Wire. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Mansfield youth, Orion Jean earns Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes". Focus Daily News. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ↑ "Texas boy on a 'race to kindness' is getting toys, food, and books to kids across the state". The Week. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. ↑ Walker, Noelle. "Fort Worth 5th Grader Starts 'Race to Kindness'". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  9. ↑ "Fifth-grader is on a race to spread kindness". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  10. ↑ "10-year-old who helped donate 100,000 meals is on a mission to spread kindness: 'We are all capable of being kind people'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  11. ↑ Harris, Laura. "9-Year-Old Donates 600 Toys to a North Texas Children's Hospital". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  12. ↑ Evan Anderson. "11-Year-Old Gets Big Donations in Mission to Collect 500,000 Books for Kids in Need". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  13. ↑ "ThriftBooks to support Orion Jean's 'Race to Kindness' Book Drive". GlobeNewswire News Room. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2022-12-01.


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