Third-graders receive award from Association of Fundraising Professionals

From left: Jack, Matthew, Colton

The principals of Little Salt Guys Co. — third-graders Jack, Colton, and Matthew — received their Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award from the San Antonio chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for their work founding a company that sells handmade potato chips.

They received their award during last week’s National Philanthropy Awards luncheon. Among their fellow honorees: multimillion-dollar philanthropist Harvey Najim and the Holt company.

Matthew, Jack and Colton with other AFP award recipients

Little Salt Guys Co. creates gourmet, handcrafted chips from organic potatoes in multiple flavors with all proceeds going directly to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society., in honor of Dev, their friend and classmate, who has been battling leukemia for more than two years.