I’m Saving My Community

I live in Flint, Michigan. About five years ago, our water started to smell funny. My family started getting really bad rashes. My little sister had to use special medicine and be wrapped in plastic wrap to heal her skin. She wasn’t the only kid in our town who got so sick. Some people suffered from bad headaches. Others had stomach cramps.

It turns out the cause was our water. It was contaminated with lead, a poisonous metal.

We could not drink or cook with the toxic water that came out of our tap. We had to use bottled water for drinking, cooking, and brushing our teeth. My mom told us we couldn’t take baths or play in the water.

In 2015, when I was 8 years old, I wrote a letter to Barack Obama. He was America’s president at that time. I asked him to help the people of Flint. In response, he came to speak with our community. But I wanted to do more.

I live in Flint, Michigan. About five years ago, our water started to smell funny. My family started getting bad rashes. My little sister had to use special medicine. She had to be wrapped in plastic wrap to heal her skin. She wasn’t the only kid in our town who got so sick. Some people got bad headaches. Others had stomach cramps.

It turns out the cause was our water. It was contaminated with lead. That’s a poisonous metal.

We could not drink or cook with our toxic water. We had to use bottled water for drinking, cooking, and brushing our teeth. My mom told us we couldn’t take baths or play in the water.

In 2015, when I was 8 years old, I wrote a letter to Barack Obama. He was America’s president at that time. I asked him to help. In response, he came to speak with our community. But I wanted to do more.

I knew that people in Flint would need a lot of bottled water. My friends and family helped me collect money to buy it. Our goal was to raise $15,000. We raised $280,000!

For the past few years, I’ve been giving out bottles of water to the people of Flint. At every event, hundreds of people line up. After all, many people still can’t use their tap water. Every time they want to take a bath, wash their hands, or make a cup of tea, they have to use bottled water.

I’ve also used social media to ask people for help. With their support, I’ve collected more than half a million dollars for Flint. And I’m still not done.

I knew that people in Flint would need a lot of bottled water. My friends and family helped me collect money to buy it. Our goal was to raise $15,000. We raised $280,000!

For the past few years, I’ve been giving out bottles of water to the people of Flint. At every event, hundreds of people line up. After all, many people still can’t use their tap water. They have to use bottled water every time they want to take a bath, wash their hands, or make a cup of tea.

I’ve also used social media to ask people for help. With their support, I’ve collected more than half a million dollars for Flint. And I’m still not done.

People around the world now call me Little Miss Flint. I love being able to give back to my community. I’ll keep giving out bottled water until every person in Flint feels safe drinking the tap water.

My goal is to run for U.S. president as soon as I’m old enough. That will be in 2044. But I know that you don’t have to be an adult to change the world. It starts with helping out in your own community. Don’t let anyone stop you!

People around the world call me Little Miss Flint. I love helping my community. I’ll keep giving out bottled water until every person in Flint feels safe drinking the tap water.

 My goal is to run for U.S. president as soon as I’m old enough. That will be in 2044. But I know that you don’t have to be an adult to change the world. It starts with helping out in your own community. Don’t let anyone stop you!