User submission 213 5.8K AnimalsJan 21, 2020 This 6-Year-Old Is Raising Money For Australia’s Bushfires And He Raised Over $250K In 10 Days Hidrėlėy Pro member Open list comments 6 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 208 Open list comments 6 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal close ADVERTISEMENT A lot of people are trying to help Australia, millions of donations all around the world have been made. One of the millions of donators is Owen Colley, a six-year-old from the United States, Massachusetts who creates little clay koalas to raise money for Australia. Owen takes grey, white and black clay to create cute koalas in under four minutes. For each miniature sold, his parents make a donation to the Wildlife Rescue South Coast which helps animals in New South Wales. Owen has managed to collect over 250k dollars in 10 days!More info: Instagram | gofundme.comShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasWe asked the boy’s mom to tell us the story of how this all happened: “Like so many of us when Owen first heard of the bushfires in Australia, he was devastated. He went away and drew a picture that he later told us was “a wish for Australia” – it was a picture of a koala, a kangaroo, a dingo, and rain. We wanted to provide him with an outlet so that he wouldn’t feel helpless. He’s a huge animal lover and has been making clay characters for a while, so together we thought up the clay koala and offered it to friends and family as a “thank you” for donations for bushfire-affected animals”.ADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasThe parents posted on their private Instagram about this initiative with a goal of $1,000. Later on, Owen’s grandmother shared this story with the local paper, “Knowing that our local community would want to donate, we set up a GoFundMe campaign with an even more ambitious goal of $5,000. And that’s when the story of a little boy doing big things started making its way across the world.”Share iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasThey still have about 3000 koalas to make. The family is thankful for the generosity and kindness in a time of need. “Together, we can make a big difference and we hope the clay koala serves as that reminder every day”. Please consider contributing to this great cause and get yourself a clay koala!ADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalasThank you for helping Australian animals, love OwenShare iconImage credits: littleclaykoalas Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! 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Add photo comments POST Tylo Tylo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report That is so sweet Vote comment up 10 10points Vote comment down reply Raine Soo Raine Soo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report A big thank you to Owen, his family and friends, and to all that donated to Australian animal relief. Vote comment up 5 5points Vote comment down reply Bella Roxwell Bella Roxwell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report THANK YOU OWEN!!!! 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Vote comment up 5 5points Vote comment down reply Bella Roxwell Bella Roxwell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report THANK YOU OWEN!!!! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Load More Comments You May Like ‘There Is No Cat In This Image’: This X Account Collects Pictures Of Very Well-Hidden Cats (30 New Pics) Mantas Kačerauskas 135 Unique and Cute Pet Names To Melt Your Heart Larysa Perih 30 Cute Baby Animals That Will Make You Go ‘Aww’ Lina D. Back to Homepage More about Animals Homepage Trending Animals Arrow point to left Homepage Next in Animals Arrow point to right Related on Bored Panda
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