A passion shared

Submitted photoJalen “JP” Ponto stands next to one of the adaptive wheelchairs he was able to purchase through his garage sale fundraiser. In total, his efforts produced three chairs that were donated to the Courage Kenny Camp Courage in Golden Valley.
It all started last fall during a WE Day event that Jalen Ponto attended with his mother Andrea.
WE Day is an event meant to empower and motivate youth to take action on local and global issues. WE Day events feature speeches and performances by global leaders, social activists and public figures.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“We walked away from the event, and Jalen was inspired to do something great,” Andrea Ponto said. “As his mom, I wanted him to find something he was passionate about and try and do a great thing that was important to him personally.”
After some family discussions, the Pontos decided that Jalen, a seventh-grader at Century Junior High in Forest Lake,

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