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11-year-old Haverhill girl on mission to make kids smile

She may only be 11-years-old, but a Haverhill girl already knows about paying it forward.

11-year-old Haverhill girl on mission to make kids smile
She may only be 11-years-old, but a Haverhill girl already knows about paying it forward.
WEBVTT IN ANTI-BULLYING AND DRUG PREVENTION EXERCISES. SHE MAY ONLY BE 11 YEARS OLD, BUT A LITTLE GIRL ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT PAYING IT FORWARD. JC: NEXT AT 6:00, REID LAMBERTY SHOWS US WHAT'S BEHIND HER SPECIAL MISSION TO MAKE OTHER KID SMILE. REID: SHE'S BEEN HERE BEFORE. SHE HAS WALKED A MILE IN THEIR SHOES AND KNOWS THEIR PAIN. ALSO, NOT ALL HEALING COMES FROM MEDICINE. THE 11-YEAR-OLD DROP SOFT TOYS TO KIDS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM SURGEON SURGERY. SHE HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS AFTER NOTICING ONE OF HER OWN VISITS HERE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TOYS. >> I WAS UPSET, SO I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND I CAME UP WITH THIS. REID: JUST LAST MONTH, EIGHT MONTHS AFTER SURGERY, SHE SLAMMED -- SHE SWIM A MILE AND A HALF TO GIVE TO KIDS. >> THEY MAY BE SITTING BACK AND NOT DOING ANYTHING, AND WHEN THEY HAVE A TOY THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO. REID: AND SHE HAS DOWN DONATED MORE THAN 20,000 -- NOW DONATED MORE THAN $20,000 WITH TOYS. >> IT' MEANS SO MUCH TO ME, TO SEE THE KIDS SMILE. REID: AND HOPING IT SPREADS LIKE A DISEASE. >>
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11-year-old Haverhill girl on mission to make kids smile
She may only be 11-years-old, but a Haverhill girl already knows about paying it forward.
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