7-Year-Old Boy Helps Feed Hungry at Sioux Falls Nonprofit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 7-year-old boy is helping a Sioux Falls nonprofit feed the hungry.

The Argus Leader reports Riley McKeown of Brandon got the idea to help out at The Banquet while doing volunteer work. As of late July he had raised $770, collected 250 books and procured vegetables including 150 cucumbers.

Riley signed up 24 volunteers to help serve breakfast at the nonprofit last month. His mother, Jen, says he repays her for posting about his project on Facebook by cleaning the bathrooms in their home and watering flowers.

Last summer, Riley started a project to pick up garbage along trials and paths. He has continued it this year, with a goal of cleaning up 100 miles.

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