Meet the teen who has carried out a random act of kindness EVERY day since the start of the pandemic—helping more than 2,000 people and raising over $53,000.
18-year-old Sebbie Hall started his giving mission when he realized some people lacked the technology to contact friends during the first pandemic lockdown.
The selfless teen wanted to donate his iPad to a friend, but his mom Ashley Hall suggested he should help others to buy what they need instead.
It was then that Sebbie, who has physical and learning difficulties, decided to raise money to prevent disabled or vulnerable children from feeling lonely.
He has since raised tens of thousands—and counting—by carrying out over 2,000 acts of kindness towards random strangers.
His generosity, which has been hailed by the British Prime Minister, includes handing out flowers, teddies, and even lotto tickets in the street.
Sebbie has also set up an arts hub and a foundation to support disabled or vulnerable children.
The constant giver has won numerous awards for his initiative and attended a royal carol service at Westminster Abbey in London earlier this month—after an invitation from the Duchess of Cambridge.
Sebbie, from Lichfield, England, said he just likes to make people smile.
Mom Ashley explained the positive responses to Sebbie’s acts of kindness have boosted his confidence so much that it has improved his verbal communication.
The teen’s disabilities are a result of a chromosomal alteration discovered when he was aged one.
Ashley said, “I’m immensely proud of him. I couldn’t be more proud. The impact of his kindness has been incredible.
“It’s like this lovely ripple effect going out from him. It’s fabulous. The money’s very important and he’s been able to create real change.
Random acts of kindness
Sebbie began his charity mission on March 16, 2020. The initial challenge started with 10 sponsored acts of kindness every single day for 10 days to raise £1,000 (about $1,300) for charities.
Ashley said, “He bought this friend a device at the end of the 10 days but because he enjoyed watching other people smile, he then wanted to continue.”
His acts since then have included giving out Easter eggs, watering people’s plants, filling bird feeders—and taking out trash cans.
He also ran nine two-mile runs handing out roses in recent months, with strangers jogging alongside him in support.
After Halloween, he collected unused pumpkins and took them to the food bank to be turned into soups and pie.
And, this Christmas, Sebbie has taken donated toys to eight homes where vulnerable children are staying.
He also posted cards and handed out reindeer food made from oats and edible glitter to families in the street.
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And, over the last 17 months, he has also paid for 300 families to get adapted IT devices and funded a disability rugby team.
Sebbie said, “I feel lucky to be going out and meeting so many children.”
The teen has been selected for the World Compassion Award, and he is setting up the Sebbie Hall Kindness Foundation, through which he will continue his acts of kindness each year.
Ashley said that she and Sebbie’s dad Craig Hall were warned their son would likely never walk, talk, understand things, or even sit up when he was diagnosed with a chromosomal alteration.
She said, “Sebbie keeps showing it’s worth keeping on striving: never give up. Everybody has potential and sometimes we can even smash that.
Sebbie finds it hard to put together full sentences.
But he said: “It’s not about words, it’s about kindness.”
Donations to Sebbie’s fundraiser can be made here.
(MEET the kind teen in the video below.)
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