Making friends feels magical at times, especially when said friendships are unlikely or unexpected. Like in the case of Sherri Gonzales, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Sherri’s Girls Empowerment International.
Recently, she was shopping for flowers at Home Depot in Commerce City, Colorado. During her journey through the numerous isles, she saw a mother and her daughter out of the corner of her eye. As they were passing by each other in the store, Sherri suddenly overheard the young girl’s voice shouting “Black Lives Matter!”
Making friends feels magical at times, especially when it’s unlikely or unexpected
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4-year-old Camryn was together with her mother Cassie doing some shopping as well when Cam saw Sherri and decided to show her support. Sherri turned around with tears in her eyes, moved by the solidarity of the kid and thanked her.
This was the beginning of a beautiful and rather spontaneous friendship. Sherri then asked Cassie, Cam’s mother, if she could take a picture with her. During this interaction, Camryn also noticed the Bronco necklace on Sherri’s neck and told her she would like to be a Broncos cheerleader one day.
Sherri Gonzales recently shared a story of how this 4 y.o. proudly expressed support for her in Home Depot
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Sheri thanked her again, but before they parted, Camryn surprised her with yet another super cute thing that many kids are known for. With slight shyness, Cam asked Sherri if she could ask her a question. Sherri replied that she absolutely can, after which Cam said, “Can you come over for a sleepover?” That’s so gosh-darn cute, it’s off the cuteness charts!
Sherri shared the picture and the story on her Instagram, detailing how it all happened and promising that she will definitely have to arrange a playdate with Cam now. “Today was a good day. The youth is going to change the world,” concluded Sherri in her Instagram post.
Sherri was shopping when she passed by Camryn who suddenly yelled “Black Lives Matter!”
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In tears, Gonzales turned around and thanked Cam for her powerful supportive exclamation
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After a brief exchange, the two became best friends with Cam inviting Sherri for a sleepover
Being just 4 years old, Camryn already understands why the Black Lives Matter movement is so important. In an interview with CBS Denver, she put it plain and simple: “Because some people are being mean to black people.”
Sherri elaborated that when she heard the young girl shout “Black Lives Matter”, she immediately understood it was said with strength, like she was making a point. She was thankful that Camryn said it while recognizing that Sherri’s life matters too.
Some time later, Camryn and her mother Cassie joined Sherri’s garage sale fundraiser
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Some time later, Camryn and Cassi met up with Sherri to hold a garage sale where all of the proceeds were donated to Sherri’s organization that teams up with local organizations and helps with reusable goods donations, youth programs, volunteering opportunities, among many other amazing things. They managed to raise over $2,000 that day.
The story was soon picked up by a number of news media outlets and went viral. People online loved this, not only praising the child for having the right frame of mind towards humanity, but also the parents for teaching love, kindness, compassion, inclusion, and equality to the kid. It’s moments like this that make many of us feel that the future is in the right hands.
They were able to raise over $2,000 for Sherri’s organization, Sherri’s Girls Empowerment International
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