From South Carolina-
An 11 year-old boy knows first hand what the Talk About Giving is all about.
The youth minister at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral gave 11-year-old Chalmers Allen and his classmates an assignment to further God's Kingdom.
Each classmate recieved $100.00 as part of a national movement called The Kingdom Assignment, a pay it forward type challenge.
They were told to use their talents to make the world a better place within 90 days.
Chalmers decided to use the money to start a foundation to raise funds for Jubilee Academy, a local, independent, Christian school that reaches underserved youth from Richland One.
His original goal was to raise $28,000 to fund a teacher's salary for one year.
As he began exceeding the original goal, he increased it and is now trying to raise $56,000 to fund a teacher for two years.
He has been traveling around town making presentations to civic organizations, corporations and anyone else who will listen to him.
More here-
http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?id=716249#.TzEbwZjMefQ
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