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This extraordinary sixth-grader has been named as TIME Magazine’s 2021 Kid of the Year. Eleven-year-old Orion Jean is being recognized for his campaigns that provide toys for kids his age and even meals for families.

With a $500 prize won in the National Kindness Speech Contest, Jean started a community service campaign called “Race to Kindness” in 2020. According to Texas Monthly, the campaign is comprised of several different projects, all dedicated to serving communities in need.

Jean started by launching a toy drive for sick kids at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. The drive called for 500 toys and with help from his parents, Jean advertised the drive through social media. He collected 619 toys for the hospital in one month.

In October 2020, Jean set the ambitious goal of providing 100,000 meals for families for Thanksgiving.

“One of the most memorable parts of Thanksgiving is about the food and being thankful for the things that you have,” he said in an interview with Texas Monthly. “Unfortunately, some people may not have Thanksgiving meals, or meals in general on other nights. I felt like it was of great significance that we ended the drive around that date.”

Jean also started a drive collecting up to 500,000 books for kids living with low income. He has reached 40,000 books so far and travels throughout the South to collect.

That’s not all, Jean also authored A Kids Book About Leadership, which tells Jean’s story about starting a campaign and teaching kids how to be leaders of change in their own communities.

TIME’s award also includes a monetary gift and the opportunity to become a kid reporter for TIME Magazine.