Painted‑Rocks Charity

Betty and Lily are still in primary school. But they have a workstation, and it sells painted rocks. The whole thing began as a gift for their mom.

"On Mother’s Day, we decided to make our mom a garden because she likes plants. I thought the garden needed colour, so I painted some rocks. And my sister Lily put these rocks around the garden to make it look even more beautiful," says Betty. "When we showed the garden to our mom, she was very cheerful. Our mom gave us lots of hugs," Lily says.

Their dad also liked the girls’ work. He put pictures of the rocks on his social media page. People began to notice and posted messages asking how much they cost. Then they began buying rocks. The family couldn’t believe it!

With the help of their family, the two set up a workstation at home. "We do one at a time," says Lily. "I do the background and when it dries, Betty does the design. Sometimes we spend money on one rock, because we want every piece to be perfect."

But earning money for themselves wasn’t enough. The girls wanted to use the rocks to attend people. They decided to hold a rock-painting competition to raise money for cancer patients in their town. Many local people missed the competition. When it was over, the sisters gave all the money they had raised to those patients. The act of selling made them feel very good, and they decided to give part of the money they will get from selling painted rocks to people in need in the future.

They also keep learning new painting skills. In their free time. Sometimes they meet small difficulties, but they never give up hobbies.

"I’m getting better as an artist and I just want to grow with our workstation," says Betty, who plans to be a full-time artist when she gets older. "Especially we can continue to make money for college." "And help others," Lily adds. They believe their small business will have a bright future.