Boy raises $20,000 for children's hospital

July 29, 2016 02:11

There are a lot of ways a 10-year-old boy might spend $500. But when Blake Kroll auctioned off his pig for $500 at the county fair, he donated his earnings to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

It didn't stop there.

Kroll's mother, Kim, told CNN that when others saw her son's generous donation they raised their paddles at auction to chip in as well. First, one person offered to cover the $500 that Blake was donating.

Then, Kim said, "it was like a chain reaction. It's phenomenal because we are small community. Everyone knows everybody."

Within minutes, 31 businesses had donated thousands of dollars.

After the auction ended, people kept mailing checks and cash donations to the Kroll family, who live in Kewaunee County north of Milwaukee. The amount soon reached $20,000.

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