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THE HUMAN AND HUMANITY. IT’S ELEV YEAR OLD KADE FRIES SATURDAY KIDS WITH THAT DON’T HAVE ALL BECAUSE THEY LOST EVERYTHING. AREN’T FOR SCHOOL. IN FACT, NONE OF THE ARE AFTER WATCHING HOURS OF FOOTAGE O TV ABOUT THE STORM AND SEEING FAMILIES LOSING EVERYTHING. HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID MOM I WANT TO DO SOMETHING. THE SITE OF DORIAN DESTROYING THE BAHAMAS WA JUST TOO MUCH FOR THIS SIXTH GRADER WAS DEVASTATING THE BAHAMAS BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T REALLY DO ANYTHING TO DESERVE SUCH AN AWFUL DISASTER THAT’S CALLED PERSPECTIVE HARD TO FIND IN THE SIXTH GRADE. GREAT EARLIER THIS WEEK. I MADE A GROUP ON FACEBOOK WHER PEOPLE CAN MAKE BACKPACKS BACKPACKS FOR THE BAHAMAS PACKED WITH SUPPLIES AND TOYS FOR KIDS ON THE ISLAND WHO LIKELY HAVEN’T HAD MUCH TO SMILE ABOUT THIS WEEK KIDS LOST EVERYTHING AND THEY LOST EVERYTHING. THEY DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TH FACEBOOK GROUP HAS GROWN TO ALMOST 2,000 MEMBERS. IT’S FILLED WITH MOSTLY KIDS WANTING TO HELP OTHER KIDS OVER 300 BACKPACKS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND I CAN’T WAIT TO THE KI IT’S GOING TO IMPACT SATURDAY. MOST OF THE BACKPACKS WERE LOADED UP ON CAGE DAD’S BOAT AND TAKEN T WEST AND BO AND GIRLS AND PARENTS LITERALLY REACHING FOR HELP KATE. THEY’RE HAPPY TO GIVE IT ADDING A FEW NEW FRIENDS AT THE SAME TIME. I MEAN, HE’S MY CHILD AND I’M I’ OVERWHELMED THIS WAS HIS IDEA

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A local boy, 11, took the devastation in the Bahamas to heart, and he's now taking the initiative to gather supplies specifically for the children affected by Hurricane Dorian.Amanda Frye said, "After watching hours of footage on TV about the storm and seeing families lose everything, he looked at me and said, 'Mom I want to do something.'" The sight of Hurricane Dorian destroying the Bahamas was just too much for Frye's son, Cade Fowler, to bear.He said, "I thought it was devastating to the Bahamas because they really didn't do anything to deserve such an awful disaster." The St. Marks Episcopal School student created a Facebook page called Backpacks for the Bahamas. The backpacks are packed with supplies and toys for kids on the island, who likely haven't had much to smile about this week."The kids lost everything, and if they lost everything, they don't have anything," Cade said.The Facebook group has grown to almost 2,000 members. It's filled with mostly kids wanting to help other kids. Over 300 backpacks have been collected. Frye said, "I can't wait to deliver them and actually see the kids it's going to impact." On Saturday, 175 backpacks were loaded up on the family's boats at the PGA marina and taken to West End, the Bahamas. Dozens of children and parents showed up to accept the backpacks."He's my child, and I'm overwhelmed because this was his idea, and now it's coming to fruition," said Frye.PGA golf great and Palm Beach Gardens resident Dustin Johnson and his wife, Paulina Gretzky, donated 200 backpacks.For drop-off locations and more information on what to put in the backpacks if you'd like to donate, visit the Backpacks for Bahamas Facebook page.