Boy, 11, Becomes Arlington Nonprofit’s Youngest Donor – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

It’s been a memorable summer for Mico Hastings, whose summer school project turned out to be a good thing for the homeless in Arlington.

“One of my courses was entrepreneurship and the project of the course, at least the main project, was to come up with a business idea. But after the course was over I decided, ‘Hey, why not bring it to life?’ And I did, “Mico, 11, told NBC 5.

The store was called TropiShack. Mico set up a stand selling lemonade with a tropical touch and bags of his custom-made TropiSnack with peanuts, M & Ms, raisins and fruit loops.

When it was all over, he realized he still had a lot of inventory, and that’s where the next idea was born.

“I think it might actually have been an idea my dad had and I was like, ‘Hey, this is a really great idea. We should definitely do that,'” giggled Mico.

“There are a lot of family and friends who want to support us, but they are far away and it would be expensive to send the goods. So they said, ‘Just take the money, but you don’t have to give us the food.’ So we decided that any product they buy but not use would be given to the homeless. “

Mico Hastings sold lemonade with that certain something and snacks in his TropiShack. He donated the remaining inventory to Arlington Charities. Photo credit: Maricar Estrella Hastings

Mico donated 40 bags of snacks to Arlington charities to feed others. The nonprofit says he is one of the youngest philanthropists to ever donate.

“This started as a business lesson and ended as a gift from philanthropy,” said Mico’s mother, Maricar Estrella Hastings.

For the sixth grader, food waste was never an option. He got that from his father, Jamey Hastings, along with his entrepreneurial spirit. Jamey was 19 when he started his first company.

For Mico and his parents, this business venture was more about gaining experience and facing challenges than making money.

With the help of his parents, he found a way to help others.

“We didn’t really count the numbers so we’re not sure it went well, but it went well in our hearts,” chuckled Mico.

The motto at his school is “Others About Themselves,” a lesson he seems to be learning well.

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