Virginia 9-Year-Old Plans to Gives 1,000 Barbie Dolls to Girls Living in Foster Homes and Shelters.

Gianni Graham

For 2016, Gianni Graham decided that her New Year’s Resolution would be to help people. The 9-year-old Virginia native is keeping her personal vow by offering girls her age, who are in need, some encouragement. Gianni plans to give 1,000 Barbie dolls to girls living in foster homes and shelters throughout her city of Norfolk, Virginia.

“I feel like girls in shelters should have the same as girls not in shelters,” she says.

Gianni has been sharing her journey to collect 1,000 dolls on Instagram, as well as all the press she’s received.

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So far Gianni has collected 700 dolls, but she still needs help. If you’d like to donate a doll, you can contact her mother Whitney, at beautiesandbusiness@gmail.com.