Special community award for kind hearted Burnley schoolboy who raised £1,200 to help vulnerable families during pandemic
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For Alfie has received a Little Sunshine award from a supermarket for raising the magnificent total of £1,200 for local foodbanks.
Alfie was presented with a special certificate and gift basket of goodies from Morrison's store in Todmorden as part of its community champion awards
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Hide AdThe little star asked his family what he could do to help after hearing that many vulnerable children were going hungry during the pandemic.
After setting a target of £150, Alfie went on to raise £900 by walking the eqiuivalent of a marathon, clocking up an average of three miles a day around his home in Brunshaw with his parents Lauren Hughes and Jonathon Smith.
The family then went on a shopping spree at Morrisons. The organisations that benefitted from a mixture of cash and food donations from Alfie were: St Matthew's and St Stephen's churches in Burnley Charter House Resource Centre in Morse Street, Burnley, Burnley Community Kitchen and Todmorden Foodbank.
Alfie was also able to donate 200 Easter eggs for a scheme run by Burnley Community Kitchen to make sure as many youngsters as possible received a treat at Easter. This was thanks to a generous donation of £200 from Unite North West 64 branch, where his grandad works.
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Hide AdBig hearted Alfie even received a personal letter of thanks from Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær
The Clarets' fan received a letter of commendation from his favourite club and also a personal letter of thanks from Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær thanking Alfie for his 'amazing efforts.'