GEORGETOWN, Ky. — A 7-year-old boy in Scott County is recycling cans to buy popsicles for first responders.
What You Need To Know
- Taytum Hardin collects cans to raise money
- Hardin’s goal this year is to give away over 50,000 popsicles
- Hardin delivers popsicles in October after collecting for the year
- The Hardin family needs help collecting cans and donations to reach his goal
Taytum Hardin is working to give back to his community.
“My goal is to help the people, and they are all good people, so that’s why I’m giving them popsicles,” Hardin said.
With the help of his family, Hardin collects hundreds of cans throughout the year, and makes multiple trips to the recycling center.
“Well, the police officers and the firefighters eat and drink cans and then when we go to recycle them, will recycle them, and then will get popsicles to them,” Hardin said
Hardin and his parents unload a truck full of cans and wait for them to be weighed. With the money he raises with the recycled cans, Hardin buys popsicles to give to first responders.
Michael Wilson with the Scott County Fire Department said his department is grateful for Hardin and his efforts to give back.
“It is very heartwarming. It’s our job to give back to the community, but to see someone from the public trying to give back to us, means a lot to us as a fire department and as first responders,” Wilson said.
Wilson said with every popsicle that gets eaten, they are reminded and grateful for this 7 year old making a difference in their community.
“We use them. We've kept them in each shift's freezer since the beginning, and the guys eat them all the time, especially once it starts to get really hot outside. You work hard and you stay busy, and then it's nice to be able to have a popsicle, and every time we get one out, we think about him,” Wilson said.
Taytum and his family plan to deliver the popsicles in October to officers and firefighters.
Anyone interested in donating, visit the TayMissionPops Facebook page.