Yitzchak Goldstein spent more than $100 of his bar mitzvah money at Target buying Lysol, Clorox wipes, paper towels, bottled water, and other bulk cleaning supplies and essentials.
The 13-year-old and his family unloaded the haul into shopping carts Sunday at Seasons kosher grocery store on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, where volunteers were collecting items to donate to Jewish communities affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston.
He was asked why he volunteered his time and money. His response: “Why not?”
“We felt it was important to assist,” he said.
“My goal is to fill a 42-foot tractor-trailer with items for the families in Houston,” Battle said. “We’re doing like a collect-a-thon all day long. Once the truck is loaded, it’s going on [Interstate] 95.”
The truck will take the items to Creative Group Economics, an anti-poverty group in Houston, he said.