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Girl, 9, donates $500 to CMHR, has raised money for causes since she was 5
Eryn Kirshenbaum, right, presents a cheque to Gail Asper as she makes a $500 donation to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
Eryn Kirshenbaum is only nine years old but she made a contribution to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights that demonstrates generosity and thoughtfulness has no age requirement.
The Winnipeg youngster presented a $500 donation Wednesday to Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights national campaign chairwoman Gail Asper.
Eryn has been raising money for causes she believes in since she was five years old.
The museum will be Canada’s first national museum outside of the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
It is slated to open in 2014.
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