13-Year-Old Gets Standing Ovation From School After They Find Out He Saved 17 People During Hurricane Harvey

March 24, 2018

Last summer, a 13-year-old boy trudged into the Hurricane Harvey flood waters with an air mattress to transport his stranded neighbors to safety.

Virgil Smith saved 17 lives during the hurricane, and most of his peers did not know it. So, in partnership with the film Wonder, Soul Pancake surprised Virgil at school with a standing ovation to celebrate his kindness.

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