Rosie gives her piggy bank to charity

An inspirational seven year old Cork girl has touched the hearts of many people around the world by giving her hard earned pocket money to charity.

Rosie Thompson was moved to donate to GOAL after watching a programme about the charity’s work on TV last year.

A first-class pupil in Ballycroneen National School, she saved €50 in coins in a specially converted shoe box.

According to Rosie's mum, Shermin, the young humanitarian announced she wanted ''to help children where there is war'' after seeing the TV programme about GOAL's work.

Having set out initially to make a jewellery box out of a shoe box, Rosie instead created a piggy bank decorated with multi-coloured tape with the word ‘gole’ inscribed in big bold lettering and a funnel to drop in the money.

This ingenious design ensured that this colourful savings box could not be prised open unnoticed, guaranteeing the money intended for the children GOAL supports was safe!

Rosie managed to avoid the temptation of ice-cream and treats, and kept her savings under wraps even during the tempting Christmas period, knowing the end result would be more satisfying than getting the latest toy. Rosie’s mum revealed that the generosity of her kind daughter has also inspired her younger sibling, Eliza, who has now saved €15 of her own money in aid of GOAL.

She said: “Rosie is a very compassionate person. She just wants everything to be well. The idea to save money to support GOAL was completely her own. It was sparked by what she learned about GOAL's work on TV, and now she has inspired her sister to get saving too.”

GOAL CEO, Siobhan Walsh, said she was extremely moved by Rosie's thoughtfulness and extraordinary humanity.