“Meet Eleanor from the USA,” Friend, September 2021
Helping Hands around the World
Meet Eleanor from the USA
Meet Primary children helping others, like Jesus did.
All about Eleanor
Age: 7
From: Florida, USA
Language: English
Family: Mom, Dad, two older sisters and two older brothers, plus her dog, Coco, and her cat, Sushi!
Goals and dreams: 1) Do 100 nice things in one week. 2) Be a dolphin trainer and a doctor.
Eleanor’s Helping Hands
After a hurricane in Florida, USA, Eleanor’s home was damaged. Her neighbors’ homes were damaged too. So Eleanor and her siblings did their own Helping Hands project in the neighborhood. They invited their friends to come along too! Together they helped an older couple clear away a large tree that was blocking their front door. Eleanor helped clear branches out of the way and helped move pieces of the tree as it was cut up.
The neighborhood friends worked hard for days to help clear trash and tree branches from roads, driveways, and yards. When more volunteers came to help after the hurricane, Eleanor gave up her bedroom so they’d have a place to stay. Eleanor said, “I follow Jesus by helping others, and I loved helping with the hurricane cleanup. It made me feel good. It even stopped feeling hard because I felt so happy.”
Eleanor’s Favorites
Place: Home
Story about Jesus: When He was born in Bethlehem
Primary song: “My Heavenly Father Loves Me” (Children’s Songbook, 228)
Food: Sweet potatoes
Color: Light blue
Subject in school: Science
Illustrations by André Ceolin