Connor Hardin, a 5-year-old boy in Chandler, Arizona asked his mother if family and friends could do something to help his cousin instead of giving him birthday gifts thi syear. They asked the 70 guests attending his birthday party for Target gift cards and donations for the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center.

According to his grandmother, his mother asked him if he didn’t mind not getting any presents, but Connor said that he already had “plenty.” The Hardin family will hold the special birthday party on Saturday, November 3rd in Tumbleweed Park.

The Hardin family will join others on Sunday, November 4th for the Walk for Autism in Tempe.

Source: azcentral.com