Over the last four years, Connor Wright has packaged and given away more than 16,000 care boxes — full of games, toys and necessities — to bring kids joy. Here, he shares his story with Woman’s World.
So many people are suffering right now, thought 12-year-old Connor Wright during the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to do something to help!
The Lynnfield, Massachusetts, native went to his parents, Erica and Dennis, and his grandmother, Sharon Marrama, and in 2021, they brainstormed ways to make life easier for people in their community. They came up with the idea of assembling COVID Care Bags for children stuck at home, and baskets of goodies for nurses…