Every time I turn around, I read or hear some absolutely amazing and inspirational stories in the world of entrepreneurism and small business.
The following story is no exception. It’s about a third-grader who according to Yahoo!, “inadvertently grew a 40-pound cabbage in her back yard … she decided to donate it to a local soup kitchen – feeding 275 homeless people in the process. Three years later, the inspired 11-year-old has grown more than 4,000 pounds of veggies for the needy.”
Her name is Katie Stagliano. Her passion for entrepreneurism sprouted from a third-grade class project when she brought a single cabbage seedling home from school. Discovering her green thumb, Katie nurtured the cabbage, which culminated into the 40-pound monster. She then made the selfless decision to donate it to a local soup kitchen. Being able to feed 275 people with one cabbage inspired her to do more… and she certainly did!
Katie started her very own nonprofit with the help of her parents, which is fondly coined Katie’s Krops. She now plants gardens specifically dedicated to feeding the needy. She has six right now. Her giving spirit is contagious and has inspired her classmates, her family and other community members to lend helping hands. They all take on the responsibilities of planting and watering. Bonnie Plants in her hometown of Summerville, S.C., donates the seedlings.
This young girl has spearheaded a phenomenal effort of providing soup kitchens with over a ton of lettuce, tomatoes and other vegetables.
And her pioneer efforts don’t stop there.
Katie wants to encourage more kids nationwide to help others. She’s holding a contest and offering winners a grant. And Katie herself will come and start each garden. Visit Katie’s Krops for more information.
Sometimes it’s the young who teach us the lessons. Do you know of any other remarkable young entrepreneurs?
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I live in Silicon Valley and every year there is a Teen Titans of Tomorrow event which showcases teenagers in our community that have started companies. The teen companies that were memorable from last year: (1) teenagers installed energy monitoring equipment in schools to see where energy was being wasted in the schools with schools realized a $5,000 annual savings, (2) a teen who started an investment fund to offer funding to teen businesses in the area, and (3) another who had started an IT service to help “old people like my parents and grandparents” with their computers and mobile devices – he had 60 customers in the first week alone and had started the business in middle school.
Greetings, Cynthia:
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I have read about the Teen Titans of Tomorrow event. The event will most certainly be featured in a future blog. I appreciate you bringing this topic to my attention.