A 4-year-old wanted to help save The Sullivans. He got some pretty big thank you's for his trouble.
By Barbara O'Brien
News Staff Reporter
Updated
Developer Douglas Jemal, left, trades a pair of $100 bills for a bag of change 4-year-old Arrow Swartwout collected to donate to donate to Jemal's fundraising campaign to save the sinking USS The Sullivans, which he gave to naval park President and CEO Paul Marzello Sr., center, during an event at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park on Wednesday.
Four-year-old Arrow Swartwout just wanted to make sure the USS The Sullivans did not sink, and was secure for the future. Little did he know he was about to make friends with the man trying to build a new future for Buffalo.
Arrow Swartwout gives a donation to save the USS The Sullivans to Paul Marzello, president and CEO of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park.
Courtesy Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park
Arrow Swartwout gives a donation to save the USS The Sullivans to Paul Marzello, president and CEO of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park.
Courtesy Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park
Developer Douglas Jemal, left, trades a pair of $100 bills for a bag of change 4-year-old Arrow Swartwout collected to donate to donate to Jemal's fundraising campaign to save the sinking USS The Sullivans, which he gave to naval park President and CEO Paul Marzello Sr., center, during an event at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park on Wednesday.