GREENFIELD, Iowa — 6-year-old Greenfield resident Evan Croxell is giving away his toys after his family's home just missed the direct path of the deadly tornado.
"It was just nuts, like we were just down in the basement, and I was down there with the boys, and it got really quiet," said Kaci Croxell, Evan's mom. "You could just hear the wind and the hail, and then all of a sudden it just got real loud and real windy."
Evan heard about some of his friends who lost their toys and wanted to give away his.
"Mom told me that kids, like one of my friends, didn't have their house," Evan said.
It began as a donation of toys, but now has grown to something much more. Evan set up a toy stand outside his house with free toys and a smile on his face.
Evan is there to talk with anyone who comes by and wants to give back to his community in any way possible.
Kaci says it isn't as much about the toys, it's more about the impact Evan is making on his community - something she is very proud of as a mom.
"You feel like you're doing something right," Kaci said.
Neighbors, teachers and friends have all started stopping by to donate their toys towards Evan's stand.
"Everybody is just so surprised that a little kid wants to get rid of their toys," Kaci said. "At first I was kind of shocked that he wanted to do it because normally it's like pulling teeth to get rid of his toys."
The Croxells usually set up their toy stand in the afternoon. For more details, visit this Facebook post.