00:00Eleven-year-old girl becomes a genie in disguise when she starts granting wishes for the elderly
00:13Heroes don't have to wear capes and they don't have to fly across the night sky saving unknown citizens from
00:19the dangers of the night
00:20Heroes don't have to be on the forefront of war and they don't have to risk their lives fighting blazing
00:25fires
00:26Heroes can come in just about any size shape or age
00:30They can be your next-door neighbor or the person standing in front of you in the grocery line
00:34But this story is about a hero that isn't even old enough to buy her own groceries
00:40This story is about an 11 year old girl who's turned herself into a genie of sorts and in doing
00:45so
00:46She's made the wishes of many different people come true
00:50Ruby Kate Chitzy is an 11 year old girl who's making her mark on the hearts of people from all
00:55over
00:56You see Ruby Kate's mom runs a company where she visits and assists the residents of five different nursing homes
01:03in Harrison, Arkansas
01:05Ruby Kate sometimes goes with her mom on her visits to the nursing homes, but one weekend in particular changed
01:12Ruby Kate's life forever
01:14It's a well-known fact that elderly people who stay in government funding nursing facilities aren't provided with very much
01:21money for extras
01:23Ruby Kate's learned this at a very young age and has decided to do something about it
01:27Well, she was visiting one of the nursing homes with her mother. She had a very interesting interaction with a
01:32resident named Pearl
01:34Ruby Kate was visiting the nursing home when she noticed Pearl staring out the window
01:39Ruby Kate looked out the window to see what Pearl was staring so sadly at but all she could see
01:44was someone walking their dog out to a car
01:47Ruby Kate decided to ask Pearl what she was looking at I asked Pearl what's so important explained Ruby Kate
01:54She told me that it was her dog of 12 years and she didn't know the next time she'd see
01:59it. She said
02:00Pearl's face was so sad. I thought that of all the things in the world Pearl could have she would
02:05probably just ask for more visits with her dog
02:08continued Ruby Kate
02:10Unfortunately Pearl wasn't able to see your dog because she couldn't afford to take care of him on her own
02:16Elderly people who can't afford to pay for private accommodations must live in government funded nursing facilities
02:21Because they're funded by the government people are typically only allotted $40 a month for extras which includes haircuts dog
02:29food snacks and even hearing devices
02:33I'm 11 and even I have enough money saved in my piggy bank to help Pearl get a few more
02:38visits with her dog says Ruby Kate
02:41Ruby Kate then decided to try to make the dreams of other nursing home residents come true
02:46with her notepad and pen in hand
02:48Ruby Kate began to make her way to the rooms of other residents to find out what their dreams were
02:54If you could have three wishes what would they be was the first question that Ruby Kate asked the residents
03:00Ruby Kate quickly learned that the residents wanted pretty simple things
03:04One resident wanted a pair of pants that fit one other resident wanted to take a trip to a water
03:09park to watch the families have fun
03:12One of the most common requests was to have some fast food
03:16Ruby Kate decided that she was going to do everything in her power to make some of these dreams come
03:20true
03:21It was a great experience for everyone
03:23You expect people to tell you they want a million dollars or a new car, but they don't they want
03:29snacks or a pair of pants that fit
03:31With her mother by her side Ruby Kate then decided to launch her three wishes project to attempt to raise
03:37some funds for the elderly
03:39Her mother even created a GoFundMe account and an Amazon wish list for Ruby Kate's project
03:44Since November Ruby Kate has managed to raise over $30,000 for the wishes of nursing home residents
03:50She's been able to help people purchase their dog or cat food corrective hearing devices clothing and snacks
03:57Ruby Kate and her residents are more than grateful for the outpouring of love that they've received
04:01The response so far has been amazing. There are a lot of fundraisers for everything, but not much for the
04:07elderly
04:08It's been refreshing to see attention shine on this group said Ruby's mom
04:13Ruby Kate is an inspiration to all of us if this little girl can figure out how to help those
04:18in need then every single one of us can
