Heath Month.”
Maci is homeschooled due to her
busy show schedule but also takes
dual-credit classes at Weatherford
College. She has served as a lead
mentor and volunteer at a special
needs camp called Mission Possible
for the past three years, and trav-
eled to help in the Texas Panhandle
when they were devastated by wild-
fires. Maci also speaks at several
civic groups within the community
throughout the year.
After high school, she plans to
go to Texas Tech to major in animal
science, possibly either pre-vet or
pre-med, maybe pediatric cardiology.
Sean McCarthy
Giving back to the community
Aledo High School junior Sean
McCarthy enjoys his time as a
member of the rodeo team and angler
club. But it was a challenge in fifth
grade that began his Good Samaritan
initiatives. McAnally Intermediate
teacher Sara Reed became inspired
by the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge”
and decided to follow their lead by
creating a challenge for her students.
She put up a $50 grant with the stipu-
lation that the money would be used
on a big idea that would change the
world.
“Sean’s idea was just that [big],”
Reed said. “His idea was to buy as
many pizzas as he could with the
money in order to feed the homeless.
He thought of pizza because it was
his favorite food and he knew that
people living on the street might not
get this luxury very often.”
Knowing that $50 would not go
far, he went out into the community
to get donations and was able to
secure more than $600 that enabled
him to buy over 120 pizzas.
“I was speechless when his moth-
er emailed me a couple of months
after receiving his money to share
his determination. I was honored to
join him on one of his trips to down-
town Fort Worth to pass out food
alongside him. It is one day that will
always have a special place in my
heart. Since Sean left McAnally, he
has continued to make a difference
in the community through his pizza
deliveries and riding in charity events
to benefit cancer awareness,” Reed
continued.
Sean said the experience showed
him how some people have to live
and made him grateful for what he
has. “It felt really nice because there
was one guy who said, ‘Oh man, I
don’t know how long it’s been since I
had some take-out pizza,’” Sean said.
“They seemed to be really excited
and kept saying, ‘God bless you and
have a nice day!’” he said.
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