Recently a 5-year-old Michigan girl had a great reason to break open her piggy bank -- so she could buy milk for her classmates whose parents can’t afford it. When Sunshine Oelfke told her grandmother the reason she was counting out her money, Grandma Jackie was touched."Her response put me in tears," she wrote in a Facebook post. "’I am going to give it to my friend at school because she don’t get milk for snack. Her mom don’t have any milk money and I do.’" Jackie Oelfke posted a video explaining that she and Sunshine were inspired to expand the "milk mission." She set up a GoFundMe page on Sunshine's behalf. As of Thursday morning, the account has raised more than $9,000. The original goal was $5,000. Watch the video above for the complete story
Ishpeming, Michigan — Recently a 5-year-old Michigan girl had a great reason to break open her piggy bank -- so she could buy milk for her classmates whose parents can’t afford it.
When Sunshine Oelfke told her grandmother the reason she was counting out her money, Grandma Jackie was touched.
"Her response put me in tears," she wrote in a Facebook post. "’I am going to give it to my friend at school because she don’t get milk for snack. Her mom don’t have any milk money and I do.’"
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Jackie Oelfke posted a video explaining that she and Sunshine were inspired to expand the "milk mission."
She set up a GoFundMe page on Sunshine's behalf.
As of Thursday morning, the account has raised more than $9,000. The original goal was $5,000.
Watch the video above for the complete story