Aelix Cunningham Says Fight Poverty
I saw the following letter-to-the-editor by a 13-year-old named Aelix Cunningham on statesmanjournal.com:
What comes to mind when you hear the word “poverty”? Do you ever think that someday you too might be living in a world full of poverty? Open your eyes because this very moment someone is more than likely dying from poverty.
According to UNICEF, 30,000 children die each day because of poverty.
Statistics show that if everyone were to pitch in, no one would be hungry in our world. Children, women and men would all have the food they need. To make a difference, the world has to donate.
Even just $1 could give some sort of starving person the food they need.
Not only do I agree with the letter, but also the letter impresses me since a 13-year-old wrote it. I mean no offense to 13-year-olds, but most adults don’t even have the maturity to address such serious issues.
