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Ohio 7th-grader donates $15,000 in livestock premiums to St. Jude Children's Hospital

HURON COUNTY, Ohio — An Ohio boy is being hailed as a hero after he donated $15,000 in livestock premiums to help sick children.

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Good afternoon, Western Reserve! A young man lives amongst us who should be an example to us all. WR 7th grader Diesel...

Posted by Western Reserve Schools on Saturday, August 17, 2019

According to WJW-TV, Western Reserve Schools seventh-grader Diesel Pippert is giving the premiums, which he earned Saturday in a Huron County Fair livestock sale, to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

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"A young man lives amongst us who should be an example to us all," the school district said in a Facebook post Saturday, adding that the donation "will help to find cures for young children and save lives."

"Diesel, you are a hero!" the post concluded.

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