For those who say only negative things are posted on the Gadfly, a heartwarming story for the holidays...
For the ninth year in a row, 13 year old Logan Walsh upheld his tradition of distributing blankets and other items at the Covenant House in Atlantic City.
Logan, from Mullica Township, buys the blankets, socks, gloves and hats, from the donations he collects every year from family and friends.
He got the charitable idea when he was only four years old, "....my dad was tucking me in bed one night and I said how blessed I was to have a blanket, and then we started talking how some kids don't have a blanket, so I asked him if we could go buy them one, and then it just took off from there."
Logan's act of kindness was readily acknowledged by the residents and staff of Covenant House, who called it 'inspiring'.
Many may recall Logan Walsh was first acknowledged by Larry last January, after reading about his annual Blanket, Gloves and Hats drive he had done for 8 years for Covenant House. In fact, through Larry's efforts, the Atlantic County Board of Freeholders and Township committee honored Logan for his work with a proclamation of Good Citizenship and an acknowledgment to Logan for his works for the less fortunate were presented to Logan from Township committee last April.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
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Those who now publicly attack Larry in death are the same people whose ox was being gored by him the most when he was alive.
Larry A. was a lot of things to a lot of people but he always had his heart in the right place and he was never afraid to show it. He saw this young man for what is was and is, a great kid.
Logan Walsh is a good kid and a credit to the entire community of Mullica Twp. We will see much of him as he grown up. Hopefully he will get into local politics and be an example to all how things could be.
Bravo my good man. Bravo!
He did have his heart in the right place and the Logan Walsh story is a perfect example.
Logan Walsh is such an inspiration to us all and we are lucky, as a community, to have such a terrific kid living here.
I completely agree with the previous two comments.
I never agreed with Larry's name calling, it seemed to take some credibility away from the true meaning of what he was trying to say, however he never put anything on the site that he didn't fully investigate and if he did make a mistake, was the first to admit it. He had his opinions, strong as they were, but could agree to disagree, something we all should live by.
What a great Kid! His parents must be so proud of him. It's nice to hear about good things the kids are doing in Mullica.
WOW! I just read that Logan Walsh has an invitation to be a quest in Washington for the inauguration of Obama on Jan. 20th.. The news keeps saying that maybe 5 million people will show up and Logan will have a front row seat. What a wonderful memory for a wonderful boy.
I was thinking (very dangerous)...what if some really caring person in the Mullica area might take young Mr. Walsh's plan and spread it throughout the entire school system of Mullica. Maybe this good idea will spread throughout the county, state and who knows where.
"LOGAN'S HEROS (for humanity)" What a concept. Look at what happened with just one lemonade stand. Now they are all over the country.
LOGAN'S HEROS (for humanity). That has a nice ring to it. AND you never know. It just might catch on.
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