Cub Scout does good deed after finding $100
By Cecil Conley Daily Republic September 26, 2008 18:31
Quinn Weaver, 9, found a $100 bill during Coastal Cleanup Day and donated it to his Cub Scout pack. Photo by Brad Zweerink
FAIRFIELD - Nine-year-old Quinn Weaver grinned when asked whether he would define 'a lot of money' as having two quarters in the palm of his hand.Quinn may be just a fourth-grade student at Crescent Elementary School in Suisun City, but he knows a thing or two about currency and the value of money. As Quinn, his father and sister were gathering trash at Laurel Creek last Saturday during the California Coastal Cleanup Day, Quinn found a $100 bill.'It was a lot of quarters,' he said.Quinn first thought the bill was a leaf. After his father, Kelly, inspected it, Quinn and his sister, Bridget, soon knew they had found 'a lot of money.'As the finder of the bill, Quinn could have very well become the keeper of the money. And what would a 9-year-old boy buy with $100?'Video games,' he said.His mother, Mary, had another idea. She thought the money should go to a good cause. Being that Quinn took part in the cleanup effort as a member of a Cub Scout pack, she thought her son should give the money to the Cub Scouts.His 11-year-old sister, Bridget, agreed. 'When you have more than others, you should give to the less fortunate,' she said.Quinn shrugged his shoulders when asked whether he thought it was a good idea. But eventually, he decided he could live without a few more video games.His decision to donate the money made his mother proud.'I think he learned a lesson about community service,' Mary Weaver said. 'His reward was coming away feeling good about helping. The money he found is a reward he can share with others. By doing that, it's good all the way around.'Since finding the $100 bill, Quinn said he now looks for money wherever he goes. The other day, he found a penny on the sidewalk outside Crescent Elementary.He kept it.Reach Cecil Conley at 427-6925 or cconley@dailyrepublic.net.
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By Cecil Conley Daily Republic September 26, 2008 18:31
Quinn Weaver, 9, found a $100 bill during Coastal Cleanup Day and donated it to his Cub Scout pack. Photo by Brad Zweerink
FAIRFIELD - Nine-year-old Quinn Weaver grinned when asked whether he would define 'a lot of money' as having two quarters in the palm of his hand.Quinn may be just a fourth-grade student at Crescent Elementary School in Suisun City, but he knows a thing or two about currency and the value of money. As Quinn, his father and sister were gathering trash at Laurel Creek last Saturday during the California Coastal Cleanup Day, Quinn found a $100 bill.'It was a lot of quarters,' he said.Quinn first thought the bill was a leaf. After his father, Kelly, inspected it, Quinn and his sister, Bridget, soon knew they had found 'a lot of money.'As the finder of the bill, Quinn could have very well become the keeper of the money. And what would a 9-year-old boy buy with $100?'Video games,' he said.His mother, Mary, had another idea. She thought the money should go to a good cause. Being that Quinn took part in the cleanup effort as a member of a Cub Scout pack, she thought her son should give the money to the Cub Scouts.His 11-year-old sister, Bridget, agreed. 'When you have more than others, you should give to the less fortunate,' she said.Quinn shrugged his shoulders when asked whether he thought it was a good idea. But eventually, he decided he could live without a few more video games.His decision to donate the money made his mother proud.'I think he learned a lesson about community service,' Mary Weaver said. 'His reward was coming away feeling good about helping. The money he found is a reward he can share with others. By doing that, it's good all the way around.'Since finding the $100 bill, Quinn said he now looks for money wherever he goes. The other day, he found a penny on the sidewalk outside Crescent Elementary.He kept it.Reach Cecil Conley at 427-6925 or cconley@dailyrepublic.net.
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1 comment:
Way to go, Quinn. That had to be a hard sacrifice but what an unselfish thing to do. Wow, I never found anything worth anything when we did the clean up. Except maybe a sliver or two. It's great to hear from you guys and have a way to keep up.
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