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Warminster Whiz Kid - Jimmy Hazlett

The Leary student is determined to help sick children at Ronald McDonald House.

Whiz Kid’s names and ages: Jimmy Hazlett, 8 years old

School: Leary Elementary

Accomplishment: Jimmy has collected more than 400,000 soda tabs to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House.

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Key to Awesomeness: It started in kindergarten, when Jimmy came home with a paper from school about soda tab collecting. His mother, Michelle, explained how the tabs help pay bills for Ronald McDonald House, so sick kids can stay with their parents and get the medicine they need. He told his mom, "No kid should ever be alone when they are sick."

Since then, Jimmy spent the next three years collecting as many tabs as he could. His first year, Jimmy collected 10,325 tabs, 27,500 his second and more than 400,000 this past year.

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Jimmy got a boost from his senseis at East West Karate in Warminster, where he is a blue belt. Last August, they held a fundraiser and collected more than $6,000 for the Ronald McDonald House. Students at East West still save their soda tabs and bring them into Jimmy. 


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