hen Connor Wright was 12 years old, he set up
a lemonade stand on the beach to raise money.
While some kids would be raising cash so they
could maybe buy a new toy, Wright was doing
quite the opposite—he was raising money to buy
toys and goods for others.
Wright was standing on the beaches of Massachusetts, rais-
ing dollar by dollar until he had enough money to put together
250 care packages— or "kits," as Wright calls them—to deliver
to children in his community.
Three years later, Wright is now 15 years old and a student
at Middlesex School balancing the life of a teenager, an elite
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Connor's
Kindness
From A Lemonade Stand To A
Nonprofit, Connor Wright Is Giving
Back To The New England Community
by Anna Miller
PHOTOS BY Erica Wright
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