11 Year-Old-Boy Donates Wii to Help Needy; Makes Me Feel Like Garbage
by Dylan Duarte on December 23, 2007
Every now and then when you read about someone performing a selfless, heart warming act of kindness, it just sort of makes you feel like a jerk. Such is the case with 11-year-old Tyler Strasser, who’s been helping out those in need since he was a young toddler in diapers. Scratch that; since he was young toddler who walked home naked because he gave his diaper to someone in need.
Tyler recently held a toy drive in Ballantyne Village, North Carolina, to help disadvantaged kids have a happy holiday and he offered up a Nintendo Wii, possibly this holiday season’s hottest item, to bring in more donations. Everyone who donated would get a raffle ticket that got them a spot in a Wii Sports Bowling tournament. The winner of that tournament would then walk away with Nintendo’s coveted gaming system.
Tyler’s been helping people since he was three and he’s now expanded his reach to military families and those serving overseas. Some will inevitably argue that the kid is doing it for attention, fame, yadda yadda, but does it really matter? He’s changing the lives of a lot of people, so whatever he’s getting out of it shouldn’t matter, you Negative Nancies.
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on December 24, 2007 3:24 am
Nice boy. Hope he is franky.
on December 24, 2007 11:23 am
This is great! A kid in Sacramento did the same thing and at the Sacramento Kings games the owners gave him a Wii. As he was interviewed on TV, the kid said he was going to donate the his new Wii to someone else. Then the owners ended up giving him $500. Goes to show that good deeds do not go unnoticed.
on December 24, 2007 12:32 pm
that doesnt really make me feel like a jerk..just makes me wanna go play my Wii now :P
on December 24, 2007 2:14 pm
I enjoyed the fact that you gave this kid respect for his selflessness. I have a wii and I would not give it up but I hope the winner of the bowling tournament has as much fun with the wii as I have with mine.
on December 24, 2007 5:01 pm
Good on him, and a merry Xmas to him and all
on December 25, 2007 8:58 am
Give him a few years under his belt, and he’ll soon change his tune. Everyone’s out for themselves, and if they have to walk all over you to get what they want, too bad so sad.
Nope, once he’s had his fill of human nature, he won’t be quite so ready to give his Wii away.
on December 25, 2007 12:42 pm
Anyone who thinks any child would give away a WII just for attention,just doesn’t know kids!!
And how well does this reflect on the way he has been brought up!Well done parents!!
on December 26, 2007 3:59 am
Kids like Tyler are very hard to find these days. Most of the new generation kids are selfish and greedy. This kid is setting up an example for not just other kids but for grownups also.
Nicely done mate!
on December 27, 2007 6:55 pm
lol i wud never do that i luv my wii
on December 29, 2007 4:00 pm
I agree with Ventura, he’ll regret it when he’s older. I donated $100 instead of going out on new year’s eve when the tsunami hit a few years ago on Boxing Day. I wish I hadn’t now, I could’ve had a good night out. I think you get more realistic when you’re older and realise that life sucks in a huge way for most people round the globe. If you’re lucky enough to be in a position to enjoy your life you should do so instead of making gestures like this that don’t really solve anything.