Ruby Kate Chitsey has been named a Fox News Hero, a CNN News Hero, and GoFundMe’s Kid Hero of the Month for January. When Ruby asked the question, her friends knew she was serious. She thought some people would treat it like a joke and ask for “money and an island and a house” but nobody did. She carried a notebook through the summer, asking residents a question “If you could have any three things, what would you want?” Each person’s answers went into the notebook. The residents’ lives were being sustained, but many of them had little joy, little reason to live. “If these people don’t have family or friends and don’t have anybody to help them, they can’t make the money go farther.” “That includes everything haircuts, gifts for grandchildren.” “Most of the people have only $40 a month to spend for anything personal they need,” Ruby explained. It helped her understand the isolation and privation of many residents’ lives. Ruby, who loves her own dogs, understood Pearl’s sadness. She had the dog for 12 years, couldn’t keep her, couldn’t afford to have her kept, and didn’t know if she would ever see her again. The woman explained that her dog had just left. They’re not any different.”īefriending the residents led to the day Ruby saw a woman looking out the glass door. By GEORGE HOLCOMB (published with permission)
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