>> A MOMENT OF GIVING TO MILWAUKEE’S HOMELESS BY TRENTON CASON AND HIS FAMILY. TRENTON TURNED NINE ON CHRISTMAS EVE. BUT INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR GIFTS, HE CONTINUED HIS BIRTHDAY TRADITION. TRENTON FIRST TOLD HIS MOM TWO YEARS AGO WHAT HE REALLY WANTED FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. >> I WAS UPSTAIRS WITH MY BROTHER WATCHING A YOUTUBE VIDEO. AND HE WAS GIVING BACK TO THE HOMELESS. AND I SAID MOM, I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE HOMELESS. >> KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS SO I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING HE WAS SAYING, BUT HE WAS ADAMANT, HE WAS DEAD SERIOUS. HE WAS NOT PLAYING. >> SO TRENTON BAGGED DOZENS OF LUNCHES TO GIVE AWAY TO THE HOMELESS. LAST YEAR HE CONTINUED WITH 75. THIS YEAR, TRENTON DONATED 150 LUNCHES AS WELL AS SOME SOCKS AND BLANKETS THANKS TO CHURCH DONATIONS. >> I HAVE A HOUSE, A BED, AND BLANKETS. PEOPLE ARE COLD OUTSIDE. AND LIVING ON THE HARD GROUND. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO SLEEP ON. >> BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, TRENTON WORE A MASK AND GLOVES WHEN HE PACKED LUNCHES THIS YEAR. >> SO BASICALLY WHAT HE LIKES TO DO IS KEEP WITHIN HIS COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW IT’S DIFFICULT FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF MILWAUKEE. >> TRENTON’S FAMILY MADE A STOP AT A HOMELESS SHELTER AND ALSO DROVE AROUND LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO FEED. >> WHEN I GROW UP I REALLY WANT TO BE A SOCIAL WORKER. >> AND A PROMISE FOR HIS NEXT BIRTHDAY. >> AND NEXT YEAR I’LL GO BIGGER THAN THIS YEAR. >> A NINE-YEAR-OLD WITH A HEART OF GOLD. IN MILWAUKEE, TERRY SATER, WISN 12 NEWS. >> WHAT A WONDERFUL SPIRIT. TREN
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‘Next year, I’ll go bigger’: Boy continues tradition of helping the homeless on his birthday
Trenton Cason bagged, donated 150 lunches
Updated: 5:44 AM EST Dec 26, 2020
A Milwaukee boy turned 9 years old on Christmas Eve, but instead of asking for gifts, he continued his birthday tradition of helping the homeless.Trenton Cason first told his mom two years ago what he really wanted for his birthday. “I was upstairs with my brother watching a YouTube video, and he was giving back to the homeless. And I said, ‘I want to give back to the homeless,'” Trenton said. “You know, kids say the darndest things, so I thought it was just something he was saying. But, no, he was adamant. He was dead serious. He was not playing,” Trenton’s mother, Melissa Cason said. That year, Trenton bagged dozens of lunches to give away to the homeless. Last year, he continued with 75. This year, Trenton donated 150 lunches as well as some socks and blankets thanks to church donations. “I have a house, a bed and blankets. People are cold outside, and living on the hard ground, so I just wanted to give them something to sleep on,” Trenton said. Because of the pandemic, Trenton wore a mask and gloves when he packed lunches this year. “Basically, what he likes to do is keep within his community. You know, it’s difficult for the north side of Milwaukee,” Melissa Cason said. Trenton’s family made a stop at a homeless shelter and also drove around looking for people to feed.”When I grow up, I really want to be a social worker,” Trenton said. “And next year, I’ll go bigger than this year.”Trenton gave his extra lunches to a church.
A Milwaukee boy turned 9 years old on Christmas Eve, but instead of asking for gifts, he continued his birthday tradition of helping the homeless.
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Trenton Cason first told his mom two years ago what he really wanted for his birthday.
“I was upstairs with my brother watching a YouTube video, and he was giving back to the homeless. And I said, ‘I want to give back to the homeless,'” Trenton said.
“You know, kids say the darndest things, so I thought it was just something he was saying. But, no, he was adamant. He was dead serious. He was not playing,” Trenton’s mother, Melissa Cason said.
That year, Trenton bagged dozens of lunches to give away to the homeless. Last year, he continued with 75. This year, Trenton donated 150 lunches as well as some socks and blankets thanks to church donations.
“I have a house, a bed and blankets. People are cold outside, and living on the hard ground, so I just wanted to give them something to sleep on,” Trenton said.
Because of the pandemic, Trenton wore a mask and gloves when he packed lunches this year.
“Basically, what he likes to do is keep within his community. You know, it’s difficult for the north side of Milwaukee,” Melissa Cason said.
Trenton’s family made a stop at a homeless shelter and also drove around looking for people to feed.
“When I grow up, I really want to be a social worker,” Trenton said. “And next year, I’ll go bigger than this year.”
Trenton gave his extra lunches to a church.
