INTO SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH BIGGER. WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF AND THEY HAVE NONE, SO I WANTED TO MAKE THEM FEEL A LITTLE BETTER THAT WE HAD SOME STUFF THAT THEY DIDN바카라 게임 웹사이트T. TY ZELENSKYY, HIS MOM, JILL SAYS IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS HER NINE YEAR OLD PROTESTING BEDTIME, AND HE KIND OF LIKE, LOOKED UP AT ME. HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S LIKE, I HAVE A PROBLEM. AND I바카라 게임 웹사이트M LIKE, OKAY. AND HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF BRACE YOURSELF. THE PROBLEM? I HAD THREE PILLOWS AND THE HOMELESS HAD NONE. WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE STREETS OF PITTSBURGH, WE SEE A WHOLE BUNCH OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, AND I THINK ABOUT ALL THE STUFF THEY DON바카라 게임 웹사이트T HAVE. TY COULDN바카라 게임 웹사이트T DONATE HIS USED PILLOWS, BUT THAT DIDN바카라 게임 웹사이트T DETER HIM. I TOOK MY MONEY AND I WENT AND BOUGHT. I WENT AND BOUGHT TWO PILLOWS AND MY DAD SAID, WHATEVER YOU BUY, I바카라 게임 웹사이트LL DOUBLE IT. SO HE BOUGHT FOUR AND MY NANA OFFERED TO BUY SIX. AND MY MOM THOUGHT WE WERE DONE. I TOLD HER NO. A COUPLE OF NIGHTS LATER I TOLD HER TO PUT OUT ON FACEBOOK. AFTER SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT THE DRIVE AT SCHOOL, CHURCH AND FOUR-H THE COLLECTION JUST KEEPS GROWING. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE PILLOWS THAT WERE ON THE PORCH TODAY WHEN TY CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL. THAT TOTAL NOW 129. TY IS HAVING A PILLOW EXCHANGE WITH THE RESIDENTS AT SAINT JOSEPH바카라 게임 웹사이트S HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY IN CRAWFORD-ROBERTS ON SATURDAY. HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S ALSO COLLECTED 68 PILLOWCASES AND FOUR BLANKETS. THE GUYS FEEL SUPER APPRECIATED AND THEY CAN CONNECT TO OTHER HUMAN BEINGS, WHICH FOR THEM IS A BIG THING, RIGHT? MANY OF THEM HAVE CUT ALL TIES AND BURN ALL BRIDGES. SO TO HAVE SOMEBODY CARING ABOUT THEM IS A REALLY BIG THING. AND THEN OF COURSE, IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S JUST THE COMFORT OF HAVING YOUR OWN BRAND NEW PILLOW. AND WHAT THAT CAN MEAN. AND FOR SOME OF US, THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S A QUICK TRIP TO THE STORE. BUT FOR THEM, THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트S A HUGE LUXURY. THE FOLKS AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND TY바카라 게임 웹사이트S PARENTS ARE IN AWE OF THE THIRD GRADER. YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트RE JUST SO THANKFUL BECAUSE WE WERE VERY REAL WITH THE KIDS AND TALK WITH THEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT THEY SEE AND THE THINGS THEY EXPERIENCE. AND FOR HIM TO COME UP WITH THAT IDEA ON HIS OWN, IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE. AND TY바카라 게임 웹사이트S NOT DONE TAKING DONATIONS TO GET INVOLVED. VISIT WTAE.COM. IN SCENERY HILL, WASHINGTON COUNTY, F
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SCENERY HILL, Pa. — Ty Kolonsky's mom, Jill, said it was one of those nights 바카라 게임 웹사이트 her 9-year-old resisting bedtime.
"He kind of, like, looked up at me like, 'I have a problem.' And I'm like, OK. And he's, you know, you're kind of bracing yourself," Jill said.
Ty explained, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I had three pillows, and the homeless had none. When we바카라 게임 웹사이트re going through the streets of Pittsburgh, we see a whole bunch of homeless people. And I think of all the stuff they don바카라 게임 웹사이트t have."
Ty couldn't donate used pillows, but was determined to help.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I took my money, and I went and bought two pillows. And my dad said, 'Whatever you buy, I'll double it. So, he bought four, and my nana offered to buy six. So, we got nine total. And so then, I took those, and my mom thought we were done. I told her no. So, like a couple nights later, I told her to put out on Facebook," Ty said.
Jill and her husband, Kevin, are in awe. 바카라 게임 웹사이트You바카라 게임 웹사이트re just so thankful because we바카라 게임 웹사이트re very real with the kids and talk with them about the things that they see and the things they experience. And for him to come up with that idea on his own, it was just incredible," she said.
After spreading the word at school, church, and his 4H group, Ty바카라 게임 웹사이트s collection grew exponentially. The total now is 129 pillows, 68 pillowcases and four blankets.
Saturday, Ty will host a pillow exchange with residents of the Saint Joseph House of Hospitality in Pittsburgh바카라 게임 웹사이트s Crawford-Roberts neighborhood.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The guys feel super appreciated, and they can connect to other human beings, which for them is a big thing. Many of them have cut all ties and burned all bridges. So to have somebody caring about them is a really big thing. And then, of course, it바카라 게임 웹사이트s just the comfort of having your own brand-new pillow. For some of us, that바카라 게임 웹사이트s a quick trip to the store. But for them, that바카라 게임 웹사이트s a huge luxury,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Susan Rauscher, CEO of Catholic Charities.
Donations are still being accepted, and anyone who wants to contribute can email tyspillows@gmail.com.
