Texas Man Raises Money to Buy Pools for Kids

Someone posted photos on Facebook last week of three kids in San Antonio using the bed of a truck as a makeshift wading pool. They lined it with a big blue tarp, so a bunch of people online were making fun of them for being poor.

But a 31-year-old guy named Todd Arredondo didn't think it was funny, and knew they only did it because their parents couldn't afford to buy them a kiddie pool. The next day, Todd figured out where they lived, bought them a big blow-up pool for their backyard and even delivered it to their house!

Then he asked his friends if they knew any other families who could use a pool for the summer but couldn't afford one. He started a GoFundMe page about three weeks ago and raised about 18,000 dollars as of last night, and has given pools to more than 60 other families already!! How neat is that!

He says he's planning to give away about 200 more this summer. Todd will probably have to burn through all of his vacation days to do it. But he's fine with that, and wants to turn the idea into a nonprofit, so he can do it EVERY summer from now on.

If you want to donate, just search for "Pools for Kids" on GoFundMe.com, or click here!