Today I’m writing about a modern day hero from the GTA.
When I was given an assignment in high school I worked on it until it’s due date, handed it in, patted myself on the back for my hard work and moved on. I never considered starting a homework assignment and continuing it past its due date… for eight years into the future!
Aiza’s Teddy Bear Foundation started as a grade 10 Civics assignment in 2013. She had been assigned a project in which she had to take action in her community. She saw this as an opportunity to start a charity.
Aiza has been motivated to make a difference ever since she was a child. She remembers witnessing a bunch of kids about her age lining up for scraps of stale bread and wondering why there were kids who didn’t have good food to eat. That was when she was only seven years old. When Aiza gave out her first Teddy Bear it was to a boy who was around 7 years old himself. His smile was so big! The boy had been fighting cancer for most of his life, and his mom pulled Aiza aside to thank her and let her know that he was the happiest she had seen him in a long time.
When I talked to Aiza about her charity and how it had started, she answered as if starting a charity was just an obvious and natural thing to do for a high school student. This incredible woman is a true local hero who is actively making the world a better place with her school supplies and teddy bear cuddles.
Connect with Aiza: https://linktr.ee/aizastbf
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