• 10-year-old gets creative to help Baylor serve ‘the least of these’

    Miriam Hinojosa and the Texas Hunger Initiative

    If you’re ever unsure of the meaning of “servant’s heart,” just take a look at Miriam Hinojosa.

    Miriam is in the 5th grade. She likes making bracelets. She likes rooting for Baylor. And most importantly, she likes helping others.

    This spring, Miriam put her passions to work. After overhearing her dad talking with Texas Hunger Initiative (THI) director Jeremy Everett, MDiv ’01, about the challenges of poverty and hunger among children in the U.S., she decided to do something about it. She launched her own fundraising campaign.

    Using a Rainbow Loom, a bracelet-making kit many kids her age use just for fun, Miriam made dozens of bracelets, key chains, hair clips, pen toppers and more. “Miriam spends hours upon hours creating her products to sell to benefit THI,” says her father, Baylor professor Victor Hinojosa, BA ’96. “I’ve been really impressed, and we’re so proud of her heart to do this.” (Both Victor and his wife, Lynne, are associate professors in Baylor’s Honors College.)

    Miriam’s passion for Baylor is evident in her creations, which feature plenty of green and gold. Selling her pieces for $2.50 each, the 10-year-old future Bear has already raised more than $200 for THI. When Miriam set up a booth at the World Hunger Relief Farm’s Farm Day last month, even head football coach Art Briles came by to purchase one of her bracelets. Thanks to such hard work, she was able to present her first check to THI this spring.

    Sic em, Miriam!

    [To join Miriam in supporting the Texas Hunger Initiative’s efforts across the state, click here.]