For most young boys about to turn seven-years-old, they would have a long list prepared of the must-have birthday gifts.
But one Aberdeen youngster turned down the latest games and toys – asking his family and friends to donate food to the needy instead.
Primary two pupil Stewart Wilson asked guests coming along to his birthday party in December to pass him parcels of food in lieu of presents so he could donate them to a local food bank.
The selfless youngster decided that he had enough toys already, and thought it was a better idea to dig deep to make a massive difference to families in need.
In total, his young friends brought along 11 bags full of non-perishable foods and a big crate packed with tins of soup, beans and pasta to his laser tag party in Aberdeen.
In all, the haul weighed in at a whopping 70kg.
The Middleton Park Primary pupil visited the Trussel Trust’s Aberdeen North food bank at School Road in Seaton last week with his mum Gillian Wilson, a nurse at NHS Grampian, to hand over the hefty donation.
“I asked him what he wanted for his birthday, and what toys he had been wanting for a while,” his mother said.
“But he looked around the house and said that he’s got enough toys.
“He still wanted a party so we did laser tag with the boys in his class, but he told me that he thought it was sad that a lot of people couldn’t even afford to have a party. So we had this idea together to help people that are worse off.
“We were given a significant amount of food to donate from his friends and their parents, so Stewart was chuffed.
“He would like to say a huge thank you to all of his friends that came to his party and helped to support the cause.
“It really will make a difference to all the folk that unfortunately are forced to rely on food banks such as this one.”