8-year-old Alex Anning brings 500 bags of groceries to Englewood families

Summary

<p>Alex Anning was 7 years old when his family had to drive past a homeless person begging for money because the traffic light had turned green. Anning couldn’t shake the memory out of his head and decided he wanted to make a difference.</p><p>For his 8th birthday last year, he led his first grocery drive, with the support of his mother, Kymbria Young-Anning, executive director of Season to Soar, a nonprofit focused on helping the next generation become leaders who serve their communities.</p><p>“I’m so honored that an epitome, an example of a leader with a servant heart and global…

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