Our #EcoGenius today is… Lilyan Farris!
Lilyan Farris, an 11 year old girl from Bridgeville (Delaware), USA, who is a sixth grader and founder of «The Lily Project».
What does this project consist of?
Lilyan Farris. Design Andrea Goncalves
Lilyan has been volunteering since she was 4 years old, so she discovered how much fun it is to help others while spreading a message of love and kindness. Despite that, she has found it difficult to volunteer because of the prejudices that others placed on her age: «people saw my age and thought I couldn’t help».
That’s when she decided to prove that children also have the ability to contribute, so she started encouraging others to join «The Lily Projet» as volunteers.
Lily Project
Along with other young people, she collected more than 1,500 books to create a children’s library at a treatment center for mothers struggling with addiction, created 300 creative kits for local school children, donated socks for the homeless, and designed an online activity book for children about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lilyan and her team of volunteers have used materials that were discarded but not used, thus reusing 4,500 items that others considered trash.
Lilyan in action
Mail founderofthelilyproject@gmail.com
Did you know about this initiative? Tell us how you contribute to those in need in your community.
Mail founderofthelilyproject@gmail.com
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