"Donut Boy": an American boy carries donuts to police officers across the country
'24.07.2017'
Source: Policeone
9-year-old Tyler Karacha from Florida has an ambitious and striking goal - he wants to treat all American policemen with donuts in gratitude for their hard work. He writes about it Policeone.
Tyler’s mission began in August 2016. He and his mother went to a snack in a cafe and saw four policemen who had lunch there. And then Tyler said:
“The policemen's favorite drink is coffee, and their favorite food is donut. It is so?".
Then he asked his mother if he could use his pocket money to buy donuts for the policeman. His mother, Tire, allowed. Tyler selected four packs of mini donuts and carried them to the officers. In addition, he thanked them for their work.
The police were very happy, shook the boy’s hand and thanked him.
“When we left the cafe, Tyler asked me why the police were so happy about the donuts and the words of thanks. And I explained to him that police work is very important and dangerous. They protect our peace and safety. Tyler looked at me seriously and said that he was going to buy donuts for all the cops in America in gratitude for their hard work. I was shocked, ”Tyler's mom says.
Tyler's first serious event is the distribution of 420 donuts to ECSO officers. The second is at the Flamaton Police Department in Alabama.
Since then, he has visited police stations in Oregon, Illinois, Georgia, Virginia and Washington.
In plans for this summer, Tyler has another 10 distribution of thousands of donuts, for this he is going to visit all Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Maine, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey for 6 weeks. and delaware. More 30 meetings with police are already scheduled.
In November, 2016, Tyler turned 9, and when Sheena asked him what he wanted for his birthday, he asked to spend the day thanking as many policemen as possible.
“It was the most epic birthday. Birthday with cops. Our friends from Krispy Kreme paid for 2 donuts and 004 cups of coffee and I made 700 cupcakes by hand. Tyler wrote a song for the police, which he sang at the event. His smiles and laughter were priceless. And the expressions on the officers' faces are even more invaluable, ”Shina says.
The story of the boy became interested in the media, and soon the phenomenon got its name Donut boy. They started writing about Tyler in newspapers and making broadcasts on TV and on the radio.
During the first television debut, Tyler received a check for 5000 dollars from Boxed.com.
Tyler was awarded the George Washington National Medal for the honor of the Freedom Foundation and the National Youth Activist Prize in Social Justice. He was a guest speaker at the COPS meeting during the National Police Week, where he thanked the families of the victims for their victims.
In order to pay for all these donuts, Tyler helps on the farm of his family. But the lion's share of income is donations.
When people find out about the mission of a little boy, they are happy to help him. For example, when Tyler and Sheena were in Oregon, it turned out that they stayed in the same hotel as the PBR professional riding riders. And the PBR owner, Chad Berger, asked Tyler about his mission. The boy told what he was doing and why.
“You know, kid, I love what you do and I'm going to buy donuts for your next event,” with these words Berger pulled out a hundred dollar bill and gave it to Tyler.
“In the near future, Tyler hopes to find a lawyer to help him turn his program into 501c3. He also hopes to meet with our new president to thank him for supporting the police. He would like to appeal to the people and thank all the police officers, and he believes that the president can allow him to do this, ”Shina said.
Sheena believes that the most important thing in raising children is to teach them that serving others is important. Many professions are designed to help other people and take care of them. And, obviously, Shina and her husband succeeded in this. Tyler has a sister, Nadia, and a brother, Zack, who also care about others. Nadia helps children with disabilities, and Zack protects animals.
“Tyler is, of course, still a child. But he has a kind heart, the size of an ocean, and is filled with a passion for police work. He says he would like to inspire other people to be like cops, or even go to work for the police, as there is always a shortage of good workers. I was a law enforcement officer myself for a while, so I know what they go through every day. And I am delighted to see my child make so much effort to thank the police for their work. Sometimes they have hard days, and a little boy with a donut and words of gratitude can remind them of why they are doing this job, ”says Tyler's mom.
Tyler hopes that one day he will follow in the footsteps of the police and become an officer of K9.
