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Ned Cooper’s lemonade made more than money
Mary Goodwyn
May 29, 2008
For a second-grader, Ned Cooper already has a good idea about doing good. A student at St. Michael’s Episcopal School in Chesterfield County, Ned recently was recognized by the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross. He was among recipients of the organization’s 2008 Good Neighbor Award. Ned was nominated for the award because he spent a day in summer 2007 selling lemonade in his neighborhood to earn spending money, then shared his purse for a charitable cause. He was 7 at the time.
He decided to give half his proceeds, $18, to The Red Cross. The son of Kate and Matt Cooper, Ned has honed the act of giving, and of caring for his community _ admirable values for a boy his age.
The Greater Richmond Chapter’s chief executive officer, Reggie Gordon, touted the child’s efforts by saying “We are incredibly grateful for the generosity… and the selflessness of young citizens like Ned.”
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