5-year-old Phoebe became sad after seeing a hungry person holding a cardboard sign on the street. She decided she wanted to help feed people and knew that she could raise money by recycling because her family traded cans for cash on the weekends.

She wrote to 150 friends and family members asking for their cans or donations. Bags of cans and money began pouring in.

Collecting a nickel per can she wildly exceeded her goal of raising one thousand dollars and donated it all to the San Francisco food bank. For the full story, watch the GoInspireGo.com video below…