I was with a celebrity today

Spencer Castle walked in like a pro.  Although his heart was pounding, no one would ever know he was nervous.  He stepped on to the elevator and rode up to the 19th floor, headed where not many kids have gone before.  Radio Disney.

This is where magic happens.  Disney.  Kids spend hours of their lives watching Mickey Mouse and Selena Gomez.  Spencer rang the bell of the big door and was greeted by Brenda, his bubbly new friend who was going to interview him. 

He sat in front of the microphone that was bigger than his head and when Brenda asked if he was ready he asked, "Do you have a pen?" He had some notes to make. He anwered every question like a pro.  I was in the room with a celebrity. 

How did he end up here?  When spencer was 7 years old he heard about the children of HALO.  He learned about them and decided he could do something.  Spencer had a hot chocolate stand.  He raised $600 standing in the cold offerring homemade hot chocolate and cookies on the weekends. 

Spencer then raised funds from his friends and family to participate in a martial arts fund raiser call a Boardbreakathon.  He has raised over $2,000 for kids of HALO.  To put it in perspective, that amount can feed an entire orphanage of 45 children more than 125 meals.

I received a phone call a month ago from Spencer's mom, Tanda.  She said Spencer made 7 blankets for the orphans supported by HALO and he wanted to give them to me to take to the kids.  7 blankets (pictured)When Brenda from Disney called and asked if we had any unique kids she could interview, Spencer was at the top of the list.

Spencer has a confidence about him I haven't witnessed in a long time.  He knows what is right and he does it without hesitation.  Being interviewed by Radio Disney for a kid is the equivelent of being on 60 minutes for an adult.  Spencer was calm, strong, clear and passionate.  It was like being in the room with a professional speaker or celebrity.

Kids who volunteer are twice as likely to do so as adults.  I am certian Spencer will conquer something when he grows up. 

"Knowing I am helping orphans makes me feel good." Spencer Castle

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