Zachary Bonner started the Little Red Wagon Foundation charity at at 6 and now, at age 12, is walking across the country to raise money for it. Zachary acknowledges that his determination to walk 2,478 miles is a little out of the ordinary for a boy his age.
His efforts have not gone unnoticed. Some Hollywood producers have bought the rights to his life story so far and this summer started shooting a feature film, directed by David Anspaugh of “Hoosiers” fame and produced by the Philanthropy Project. His mother declined to say how much Zachary was paid, but she did say that he gave it all to the Little Red Wagon Foundation.
He counts among his fans and supporters Elton John, who has pledged $50,000 if Zachary makes it to Los Angeles.
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