- At nine years old, she's making
an incredible impact on another continent.
In just two years, she has raised nearly
$60 thousand by running two half marathons
to help kids in Africa gain access to clean water.
Please welcome Addyson.
(cheering)
- Hi Addyson.
- Hi.
- Let me ask you this.
What do these kids have to do to get clean water?
- They have to walk a 6k, which is 3.7 miles
to get dirty water.
With a 40 to 50 pound jerry can they have to go walk
and then they have to take it back to their family.
To use it for cooking and drinking and using it for the day.
- So Addyson, you've raised nearly $60 thousand
for kids in Africa.
(cheering)
How do you raise the money?
- There's lots of different ways.
We ask friends and family.
But also my dad and I, we walked around our neighborhood
and we carried the 40 to 50 pound
jerry can to make awareness.
And every time somebody would donate $20
we would dump out a cup to lighten the weight
for the kids in Africa.
But also for my dad.
(applause)
- I hear that you asked for donations instead of getting
birthday and Christmas presents last year, is that true?
- Yeah that's really true.
Santa was very confused when we were at Bass Pro Shop.
(laughter)
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait hold up wait, wait
Santa was very confused when you were at the Bass Pro Shop?
- He was very confused because I asked for donations
instead of Christmas gifts.
- Ho ho what?
(laughter)
- When was the last time you saw Maurine?
The little girl from Kenya who
inspired you to start running.
- Last year in November at Chicago.
We got to play together for four days
and we went to the zoo, the aquarium, the dinosaur exhibit.
It just brought so much joy to me and to her.
We were just back together playing.
(applause)
- So when is the next time you're planning on seeing her?
- I want to see her next year at summer time going
to Kenya but I don't know if that's gonna happen.
But I really want to see her again.
- Well you're probably not gonna have to wait that long.
Maurine come on out.
(cheering)
Maurine, how you doing?
- I'm good.
- So Maurine how dose it feel to see Addyson again?
- I am excited to see Addy.
(applause)
- Now ladies, Universal Studios heard that you both
were coming into town and they wanted
to do something special for you.
So they are sending you
and your families to Universal Studios Hollywood.
(cheering)
But that's not all.
Addyson, we reached out to our friends Delta Airlines
who love what you're doing to make the world a better place.
And they want to connect you
to the people that you've impacted.
So they are sending you and your parents
to visit Maurine in Kenya.
(applause)
(speaking in foreign language)
- Thank you all for coming, we love you.
We love you.
You're beautiful.
For more information on how you can
donate to help Addyson and Team World Vision
make clean water accessible to children in Africa.
Go to our website at stevetv.com.
We'll be right back.