Hundreds attend little girl's birthday after no one RSVPs
Hundreds of people flocked to a ten-year-old girl’s birthday party after finding out her classmates were not going to attend.
Minnesota girl Mackenzie Moretter has Sotos Syndrome, which means she has trouble socialising and her general development is delayed, the Daily Mail reported.
But that did not stop her from wanting a “big-girl party” for her tenth birthday.
Her mother, Jenny, did not hear back from most of Mackenzie’s classmates after sending out invitations. The few that did RSVP cancelled last minute.
She took to Facebook and posted in a few local Shakopee pages about their family’s predicament and asked people with daughter’s Mackenzie’s age to stop by and enjoy the festivities.
Ms Moretter was overwhelmed by the response. More than 700 people joined the Facebook event ‘Mackenzie’s birthday’ and up to 300 guests reportedly turned up to help her celebrate. The party had to be moved to a public park and the Shakopee council took over hosting responsibilities.
“I want so much for much for Mackenzie to belong and for her to have friends and people to accept her for who she is,” Ms Moretter told CBS Minnesota.
Mackenzie's dad, Matt, said he was also amazed by the response.
“Jenny was hoping to get ten girls to show up and all of a sudden this happened,” he said.
The city of Shakopee officially declared that Saturday would be Mackenzie Moretter Day.
