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Developingideas

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JoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100,000tobuildahomeforalow-incomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowintheearlystagesofbuilding.

Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityRestore,ahomeimprovementstoreanddonationcenterrunbythenon-profitorganization.Theyweretheretobuyasink.Josh,then11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies.“Iinstantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat，”hesaid.Joshsetafundraisingdeadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100,000,butitdidntshakehisfaith.Heraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearbyschools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbours,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcansinstoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.

Joshsfundraisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbeforehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.HedecidedtoholdFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnerinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19,000.

“Ididntcarehowlongittookme，”Joshsaid.“Iwouldraise$100,000.”Withthreeweeksleft,acompanycalledJoshshouse,offeringtodonate$18,000.Eventually,Joshreachedatotalof$134,000beforethedeadline.“Themomentumjustkeptgoing,andwedecidedtodomore，”hesaid.“JoshsPennyHouse”isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,ashaveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.

Nextyear,the17-year-oldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,Canadaswesternmostprovince.Asan11-year-oldkidwhenstartingfundraising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessageacrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingtoachieveit,itcancometrue.

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