By James Carlton • Official Kids Mag
Finn M. is 9 ½ years old. He is a third
grader at Central Park Elementary in
Bentonville, and is already a contributing
member of the Northwest Arkansas
community.
Finn gets involved by volunteering with
others. He enjoys giving his time to help
those in need. When he grows up, he wants
to either design toys (because he has a lot
of great ideas) or be a mechanic because it
combines his two favorite things: cars and
helping people.
In October, Finn volunteered at the Springdale
Downtown Runaround 5k. He handed out water
to runners, and cheered them on with his hand-
made sign.
His church gives him another opportunity to help
the less fortunate. Laundry Love is what they call
their volunteer program to feed and help people wash
their clothes in laundromats around Springdale. Finn
loves handing out dryer sheets and lemonades, but his
favorite part (besides meeting and helping new people) is
actually putting the quarters in the machines.
"Volunteering is one of my favorite things to do," he says.
"It makes my heart happy when I help other people." He
recently volunteered for the first time at the NWA Food
Bank with his mom, Lauren McCarty.
"We think it's really good for him to give some of
his energy back to others, and to realize how lucky
we are," says Mrs. McCarty. "We don't want him
to take for granted being able to wash our
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