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Coronado Village's Noah Salazar chose to give rather than receive during Christmas
When we walked into Noah Salazar’s third-grade classroom, he was helping another student with work because he was done with his.
That is what Noah does - he is constantly thinking of other people, even during Christmas. Rather than ask Santa for gifts for himself, he told his parents he wanted to collect blankets and coats for the homeless.
And he sure did. The Coronado Village Toro was able to collect over 50 coats and blankets for those in need. Along with his parents, they took the clothes to a local church to assist Noah in handing them out.
“On two separate occasions, Noah had shared with Santa that his Christmas wish was to help poor people by giving them blankets to stay warm. Because he had communicated this wish more than once, his father and I wanted to make it come true,” his mom, Angela Davila, said.
So, they made it happen. They all reached out to family and friends to collect new and gently used blankets.
“With how cold it is in December and January, we are all wearing sweaters and jackets. But, some poor people don’t even have the proper clothes,” Noah said. “So, I wanted to give them blankets to make sure they stay warm when it’s cold.”
Noah, who is also an avid soccer player, told his soccer team and their parents, who also helped out by donating.
And Santa was also very helpful in Noah’s big project.
The family then took the clothes to the church, which helped give the blankets, sweaters, jackets and coats to those in need.
“It was a special day,” Noah said. “I felt happy and excited that I was able to do that for people.”
Knowing that he did this amazing deed for his community, he was hoping that someone saw what he did. And someone surely did.
“I just have hope in myself - and that Jesus would be proud of me,” Noah said.
There is no book for parenting. All you can wish for - when raising a child - is that they turn out to be great human beings. And Noah is a great human being.
“As a parent, we hope that we are doing a good job raising our children. Noah came up with this wish on his own. This act of goodwill is a testament to the compassion and care he has for others,” Angela said.
As he gets older, Noah wants to make sure he continues giving back, but he doesn’t want to ignore his love for sport.
“I want to work for the church,” Noah said. “And I want to be a soccer professional.”
Not only having a love for soccer, but a love for giving back to his community, Noah Salazar is a student to watch as he grows within Judson ISD. Before we know it, we’ll be asking for his autograph when he comes back to inspire a brand new generation of Toros at Coronado Village.
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