After donating a hard-earned $100 to the Lighthouse Outreach Center last month, 6-year-old Bartlesville resident Reverie Pester was commended by the City Council on Monday for her community activism.
Ward 4 Councilor Billie Roane presented the commendation, saying Pester earned the money by doing chores after witnessing a local homeless man and feeling inspired to help him. Roane said Pester saved the money she earned in a puzzle box, beginning in November 2020.
“There aren’t a lot of grownups who would have stayed in the game that long, but you did,” Roane said.
“At the tender age of six years old, Miss Pester’s compassion, her selfless actions and her generous donation are to be commended,” Roane said to audience applause.