Littlest Donor Has Biggest Heart

When 10-year-old Colton Hall has an idea and sets a goal, he doesn’t rest until that goal is reached. One day in a catechism class, he learned that there are people in Contra Costa who are hungry and don’t have enough money to buy food. This disturbed him. His teacher went on to tell the class about Loaves and Fishes, and how the organization provides a hot nutritious meal for the hungry. Colton wanted to help.

While riding in the car one day he told his mother that he would like to earn money to donate to Loaves and Fishes. The Hall family believes that volunteering and helping those in need are important elements in one’s life. After a family meeting was held to discuss Colton’s idea, the family agreed to back him in his efforts.

They came up with a plan: Colton would sell brownies at his swim meets. With help, he baked the brownies and packaged one each to a Ziploc bag, with a note that said, “Thank you for your donation; because of you someone will have a healthy meal.” In between races, he sold the brownies for $3 each. The first year, he raised a whopping $100! In 2009, using his mother’s secret recipe for kettle corn, he sold it along with the brownies. It was a best seller, and he raised $150.

Receiving this year’s donation from Colton, Carmen Schiavone, Loaves and Fishes’ Catering Kitchen Manager, thanked him and observed that his $150 donation had even more value to it, because he was spreading the word about the hungry in Contra Costa and the work of Loaves and Fishes. Next year Colton plans to sell kettle corn exclusively. His goal: $200. Without a doubt, Colton Hall is Loaves and Fishes’ littlest donor and by far he has the biggest heart of all. Thank you, Colton!