Back in 2020, Max Woosey’s neighbor, Rick Abbot, lost his battle with cancer, but before he passed, Abbot gave Max a tent and told the then-10-year-old to “have an adventure.” In Abbot’s final days, he was cared for by North Devon Hospice, so to honor his neighbor’s advice and to help an organization that has cared for so many, Max started the “Boy in the Tent” project to raise money for the hospice.
In 2021, we told you about Max making it past the one-year mark. Amazingly, in that year, he’d managed to raise almost $700-thousand for North Devon Hospice. Well, earlier this week, on the three-year anniversary of him moving out of his parent’s house into a tent in their backyard, Max, now 13, is giving up tent life and moving back inside.
In the last three years, Max has raised over $860,000 for the hospice and he says it’s been the best time of his life. The project led to him being allowed to pitch his tent in amazing locations like the London Zoo and the garden at No. 10 Downing Street, as well as Twickenham Stadium where England’s national rugby team plays. He also earned a Guinness World Record for the most money raised by camping as an individual. Looking back on the time, Max says he wouldn’t change a thing. “It is crazy that it has got so much attention,” he says. “I hope it makes people see that children are capable of a lot more than people think."
Source: UPI