A 9-year-old Saskatoon boy is taking on a project to help the city’s homeless. It started out with a lot of work collecting recycled cans and bottles, it has turned into a labour of love.
Helping those in need is not simply something that Leo Orr talks about, he delivers on it. He hands out care packages with his mom to random people who need them.
“We started at the Salvation Army, where we found four people and then we went to The Friendship Inn, where we found nobody. After we went to the drugstore where we found, like, tons of people,” Leo Orr told CTV News.
At only 9-years old, his empathy is impressive and defies age. From about five-years-old, he’s always wanted to help.
“It started because I like giving people stuff, and I saw people outside by themselves,” he said.
“Every time we go out for supper, …