Child battling cancer raises money for animal shelters, inspires Humane Society of St. Lucie County

A child fighting cancer hundreds of miles away is inspiring South Florida.

TONIGHT.

SHE'S MOVING SOME OFYOU IN THE PORT ST.

LUCIECOMMUNITY TO PAY IT FORWARDWITH KINDNESS.

W-P-T-VNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S CHRISGILMORE HAS THE STORY OF ASMALL DONATION GOING A LONGWAY.<< EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THEHUMANE SOCIETY OF ST LUCIECOUNTY MELISSA MCINTURFF SEESALOT OF MAIL COMING THROUGHTHE DOORS OF HER OPERATION.BUT SHE SAYS ONE LETTER SHEGOT DURING THE HOLIDAYS FROM APENNSYLVANIA GIRL NAMED AVERY,HIT HER RIGHT IN THE FEELS.

MM00:10:31 GUT PUNCH TO THE SOULTHAT'S WHAT I COMPARED IT TOWHEN I GOT ON THE PAWSITIVECHANGE PAGE THAT AVERY AND HERFAMILY CREATED.

AVERY'S 14YEAR OLD, SHE ALSO LOVESANIMALS, AND ONE DAY SHE WANTSTO OWN A SHELTER OF HER OWN.BUT FOR NOW SHE'S BATTLINGCANCER AND DOING WHAT SHE CANDO HELP OUT SHELTERS ACROSSTHE COUNTRY WITH A FIVE DOLLARGIFT CARD, A TOKEN OAPPRECIATION.

MM 00:09:47 ITHINK WITH GENERATING FIVEDOLLAR GIFT CARDS THAT'SENCOURAGING OTHER SHELTERS TOMAYBE SEND A FIVE OR TENDOLLAR GIFT CARD TO ANEIGHBORING SHELTER ANDEVERYONE GETS IN THIS CYCLE OFPAYING IT FORWARD AND THAT'SBASED ON THE WILL OF A TEENAGEGIRL MCINTURFF WAS SO MOVED BYTHE GESTURE SHE WANTED TO SHOWHER THANKS... STANDUP 15:47:22MCINTURFF SENT OUT A FEELER ONFACEBOOK FOR THE GREATER STLUCIE COUNTY COMMUNITY ANDTHEY RESPONDED MAKING AVERY'SMISSION THEIR OWN MAKING AFLORIDA BOX FOR THE CANCERFIGHTER COMPLETE WITH HANDMADEGET WELL AND THANK YOU CARDSWITH A FOLLOWING OF MORE THAN5 THOUSAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA,AVERY'S PAWSITIVE CHANGE ISMAKING A DIFFERENCE AROUND THECOUNTRY AND ON THE TREASURECOAST.

MM 00:08:12 ...WE'REALL FIGHTING A BATTLE AND IT'SUP TO US TO ASSIST PEOPLE ANDGIVE THEM THE HELPING HAND ANDHELP THEM FIGHT THAT BATTLE.SO FAR SHE'S WRITTEN MORE THANTWO THOUSAND SIMILAR LETTERSTO SHELTERS AND HUMANESOCIETIES.

MM 00:05:50 IF YOUASK ME WHO MY HEROES ARE MYANSWER IS ALWAYS FELLOWRESCUERS AND MY SHELTER STAFF,AND NOW I ADD AVERY INTO THATMIX SHE HANDLING HERSELF WITHGRACE AND WITH A CHARITABLEHEART, SO THIS GIRL INPENNSYLVANIA IS MY NEW HERO.MILES APART BUT STILLSPREADING GOOD IN SOUTHFLORIDA.

REPORTING IN PORT SLUCIE, CG WPTV NC 5.