Callie Lent, a fourth- grade schoolgirl, is doing something special after losing her friend Ben Town.
At the age of 2, Ben got cancer(癌症). Callie and her family often brought food to the Town family. Ben died a year later. Ben's parents started the Ben Town Foundation(基金会). Callie wanted to do something for the foundation and she thought it a good idea to start a company to help.
One February afternoon, on a walk with her dad, 7-year-old Callie told her dad her idea of opening a morning coffee stand(摊)，but her dad told her that it couldn't happen because she had to go to school in the morning. Callie told her dad, “We could sell coffee beans(咖啡豆).”And she also told her dad that she wanted to help the Ben Town Foundation by doing it.
Callie's parents Ryan and Mollie started “Callie's Coffee” for Callie. Callie's two brothers got to work in the company. Many children from her neighbourhood also helped to work.
The family was excited to start the company. Their coffee beans sold very well. Callie's father, Ryan, decided to move the company into a bigger place because it grew so quickly.
“I am not so sure who is having more fun doing this. Callie or me?” said Callie's father, Ryan. “It's fun for Mollie and me to see our children be a part of something bigger than themselves. We learned a lot from them.”
