Two young sisters walked through the front door of Second Harvest carrying Chinese take-out boxes adorned with brightly colored tissue paper.

The small parcels held money that 7-year-old Morgan and 5-year-old Cassidy earned doing extra chores over a two-week period, at an average of a dime a pop. The sisters saved their donations in “charity boxes” they made while attending a Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture event that explored Hanukkah traditions, their mother Hilary said.

As the two painstakingly counted their donations, which included a mountain of change, Gordon, their proud father, took photos. Between the two girls they gave $29.38 — money that Second Harvest will use to secure about 175 pounds of food to feed hungry seniors and families living in the region.

“They worked at my mom’s house and at home,” Hilary explained. The girls were so enthusiastic about earning money to help people who are less fortunate that their mom said, “I’ve been running out of chore ideas.”

Morgan added her own personal savings to the donation, telling mom and dad there really wasn’t anything she wanted and that other people needed money more than she.

Happy holidays to all who give from the heart. It makes the world a brighter place.