Student uses first paycheque to buy surprise sneakers for fellow classmate
Caleb Hammond wanted to start off on the right foot with his first paycheque.
While Hammond was leaning towards purchasing himself a new pair of basketball shoes, his mind was changed by fellow player Tanner Svenson, an Ecole St. Mary High School classmate with high-functioning autism who only started shooting hoops this year.
“I was going to buy myself shoes, but then I saw Tanner and I was like, that is who deserves shoes, not me. I have shoes,” the 15-year-old said. “I might as well lift other people around me.”
Hammond said he was driven to the random act of kindness after watching one of Svenson’s Junior A basketball games. The team was down by 20-points but battled back, and Hammond said Tanner “was just always giving 100 per cent.”