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Seven-year-old Joshua Williams is as bright as he is adorable.
"Do people tell you you're cute?” asked Care Force reporter Mayte Padron.
“A lot," replied Williams.
Before he entered kindergarten, Williams had already mapped out his plan to help struggling families put food on their tables.
“We try to help people who are low-income and we try to end world hunger," said Williams.
Last November his vision became a mission known as Joshua's Heart. Like a good general, Williams wasted no time rallying his troops. He's the president of the non profit foundation and his mom, Claudia Mclean, is its vice president.
Serving alongside them are dozens of volunteers who help pack and distribute boxes of food to some 250 low-income South Floridians, people like 70-year-old Betty Carswell.
"Thank you so much, Joshua,” said Carswell.
“You're welcome," replied Williams.
"I am still in awe," said Mclean. “There's just no words to describe it."
Joshua's Heart is making an impact, because its young leader runs a very tight ship. If there are any gaffes, the pint-size philanthropist has no problem executing the Donald Trump business plan.
"What do you do to the volunteers who sit back and don't do anything?” asked Padron.
“I fire them," replied Williams.
"So would you fire your mom?”
“Maybe."
Williams is a young and witty entrepreneur. He may be small, but he has big plans for his foundation. His hope is to enlist the help of South Florida's corporate community to reach even more neighbors in need.
With the weak economy contributing to the increase in demand for food, Joshua's Heart has to step up its outreach strategy to meet the need.
"We're getting new people every day,” said Mclean. “We got a call from one guy who asked when the next distribution is."
"We need more support, trucks, and storage," said Williams.
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Source: Justnews.com
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