Boy, 9, donates PlayStation savings to farmers after hearing tragic report

Not every child would give up the chance for a new toy to help someone else out, but one young boy who heard about a struggling farmer did not hesitate to hand over his hard-earned money.

Jaxon Clark, 9, had been saving for a few months for a new PlayStation game, collecting change here and there and doing household chores, like unloading the dishwasher and cleaning out the cars.

By Friday he had a total of $54.15.

“We picked him up from school on Friday afternoon and on the radio was a news report on a farmer that had a heap of dairy cattle they had to put down and only had five left,” Jaxon’s father Mitch Clark recalled.

After the grade three boy from Alice Springs heard that story he told his parents he wanted to give his money to help those struggling.

When Jaxon arrived home he started counting his savings and sorting it into snap-lock bags.

He told his dad, “They need the money more than I need a PlayStation game.”

The next day the nine-year-old went to the service desk in Woolworths to hand over his donation.

“I nearly cried,” Mr Clark said, explaining that seeing his son make the decision to donate the money on his own was “an extremely proud dad moment for sure.”

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And Jaxon is not the only young child hoping to make a difference.

The “Fiver for a Farmer” campaign which was started in Sydney has now raised more than $200,000.

Two weeks ago Jack Berne, 10, penned a letter to media outlets as he tried to generate support for the cause, after learning about the struggles of drought-stricken farmers in class.

” It’s really nice to know that from the beaches to the bush they can feel our love,” his mother Prue told 7News.