Owen (centre) along with his brother (Isaac), sister (Alexis) and parents (Sarah and Mark Williams) and the provincial director of the Red Cross in Nova Scotia, Ismael Aquino.
When Owen Williams’ mom told him about the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan, the six year old immediately emptied his piggy bank to donate the seven dollars he had saved. Owen figured that since he had a home and the people in the Philippines lost theirs, he had to do something. Doubting his piggy bank stash would be enough for a new home, he wrote a letter to his teacher and asked his grade one classmates at Waverley Memorial Elementary School in Nova Scotia to each bring in a dollar, raising another $149. Figuring he could do even more, Owen contacted family members for help and raised a grand total of $476.33 which he brought himself to the Canadian Red Cross head office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia last week. Thanks for your support, Owen!