8-year-old raises money for hurricane relief on his birthday [Video]

WANTED TO TAKE HIS SPECIAL DAY AND MAKE IT ABOUT OTHERS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM HURRICANE HELENE. RASHAD WILLIAMS HAS THE STORY OF A SMALL IDEA TURNING INTO A LARGE CONTRIBUTION. YOU’LL ONLY SEE IT HERE ON WYFF NEWS FOUR. IT’S A FUN. THIS IS WHAT YOU’D EXPECT OUT OF AN EIGHT YEAR OLD. SWINGS, TRAMPOLINE. TOYS. WE’RE GOING TO GO UP THE LADDER. YOU KNOW THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE FOR GRANT ACEVEDO. HE’S CELEBRATING HIS EIGHTH TRIP AROUND THE SUN AND THE GIFT HE ASKED HIS PARENTS FOR. WAS ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL FOR SOMEONE. HIS AGE. WE’RE WATCHING THE NEWS AND REALIZED WHAT DEVASTATION HAD HAPPENED AROUND OUR AREA AND IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. TONIGHT, RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS AND GRANT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO, INSTEAD OF GET BIRTHDAY PRESENTS FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. THIS YEAR TO DONATE FUNDS TO THE RED CROSS TO HELP PEOPLE TO …