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8-Year-Old Boy Receives 500 Presents for His Birthday But Goes Home With Zero — Find Out Why

Dec. 10, 2012 5:15pm Jason Howerton

When Chase Branscum turned 8-years-old, he received more than 500 gifts at his birthday extravaganza. However, he left his party with none of them.

Young Chase instead decided to give all of his presents away to help other local boys and girls through a Toys for Tots toy drive.

“I already have toys and other kids don’t,” he told FOX23. “They don’t have toys and when they have anything for Christmas they can’t play and they can’t have fun.”

Chase’s party was held on Dec. 9 at the Rejoice Church North Campus gymnasium in Owasso, Okla. and more than 100 guests showed up to celebrate with him.

The boy’s mom says she was proud of her son for his selfless giving on his birthday. She added that Chase’s gesture was a “gift” to her.

“He has a wonderful heart,” Tiffany Rowe, Chase’s mom, said. “You want to raise your child to be generous and to think of someone other than themselves.”

(H/T: Yahoo! News)

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Wigglypoff
Posted on December 11, 2012 at 1:03pm
So, lets review: I agree that this is a planned event with a plan to donate to toys for tots. The praise heaped upon this child is to much, as is the negative comments. He’s probably a good kid, but he is not the second coming. This is a publicity stunt and a fundraiser. It may be somewhat Disingenuous, but it was for a good cause. And 48. If you don’t like the stories the blaze posts quit reading it. You make the same comment on every story(copy and paste much?)

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GrandmaPatriot
Posted on December 11, 2012 at 10:18am
So happy to see such goodness in a child. So ashamed to breathe the same air as some of you people. Wow. What awful human beings you are.

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tradcatholicgirl
Posted on December 11, 2012 at 8:00am
Ben,

Yeah…because easy jobs paying loads cash every month have to be advertised here.

The only one getting paid is you..for every post. But it’s not much is it? Or you wouldn’t have to post so often and absolutely everywhere..under different names.

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RevinNY
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:24pm
didn’t anyone read the story? it’s not a conspiracy. it says in the video story that it was an organized toys for tots event. what a bunch of idiots!

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- tradcatholicgirl
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 8:02am
  All they have to do is look at the picture above. The toys were collected in a “toys for Tots” bin.
  
  No reading required.
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 12:24pm
  It appears tobe a huge megaparty. The child gave the presents away to [TOYS-FOR-TOTS]. It was NOT a “Toys-for-tots” party!!
  
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48Straights
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:25pm
How low can TheBlaze go in reporting the trivial non-news?

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- SkyhawkPilot
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 1:04am
  About as long as it would survive if it only reported on negative stories. This isn’t a newspaper; posting a positive story showcasing the good and decency that we are hoping to save doesn’t somehow take up the space of some other important story. Space on the INTERWEBZ is virtually limitless, after all.
  
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- PapaKOA
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 11:04am
  For at least as long as you keep coming here.
  
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BlessedONE333
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 7:53pm
IT’S easy for a child who has everything [including wealthy parents with wealthy friends to give 500 gifts] to give away his toys, he probably already has a bank account put in trust for him in the millions

find the 8 year old boy who has only one toy who gave that away, then you have a real story of kindness

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- Armyof One
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 8:32pm
  Seeing as the kid had no choice in parents, it sure as hell seems like he was raised with care, love, and a proper human outlook on life.
  
  What the hell does it matter if the kid is rich or poor? An 8 year old can hardly be faulted for having a splendid humanity. Rich or poor, this child is living good.
  
  Attitudes like yours just piss me off.
  
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- Eleutheria
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 8:58pm
  Are you by chance part of the OWS crowd or some other gang of Marxist malcontents?
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:07pm
  @UnblessedOne
  
  “find the 8 year old boy who has only one toy who gave that away, then you have a real story of kindness”
  
  You sound like a pretty miserable person. Who cares how much money a person has…giving is giving.
  
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- SkyhawkPilot
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 12:57am
  Read the story again. This was a community toy drive, not some massive gift purchase by his parents. Even if that wasn’t the case, please tell me how ANY part of this story warrants a negative reaction.
  
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- gb123
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 1:36am
  Maybe this is more like an ows poster family.
  
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246104/Unemployed-single-mother-benefits-spends-2-000-Christmas-20-presents-children.html
  
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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:54pm
Ms. Rowe, congratulations! Keep up the good job raising your kid!

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athiest-infedel
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:54pm
I just hope he’s not gay because god will cast him in hell no matter how nice he is.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 7:18pm
  Really?
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:08pm
  More proof that atheists are angry, miserable pukes with no soul.
  
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- Wigglypoff
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 12:55pm
  Atheist: did you know that god loved the world and the ppl in it so much that he gave his son to it so that he could die for our sins so that ALL men could go to heaven. God is not against gays, Muslims, Jews, Christians, communist, and etc. god lives all men; he loves you too.
  
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John.Galt
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:46pm
Lol. Really? 500 gifts for a 5 year old? From 100 guests? So each guest averaged 5 gifts?

What is so special about this kid that he got 500 gifts?

Something doesn’t smell right…

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- 48Straights
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 10:26pm
  Hey, TheBlaze scrutinizes its stories and fack checks every story, are you calling them a liar?
  
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- DeVain
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 11:35pm
  If you follow the source you see he didn’t want anything, he decided on a Toys for Tots drive where all his presents would be donated to the charity. Word got out before the party and people donated toys.
  
  Good kid.
  
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RingADingDing
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:42pm
I wouldn’t give this boy any presents.

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sirocco78
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:24pm
staged.

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afishfarted
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:19pm
I sure hate to sound synical, but somethin’s fishy here. First, an 8 yr old has a b-day party in a gym? and 100 folks show up? And each person gives an avg of 5 gifts a piece? to an 8 yr old ?!?! who just HAPPENS to give them all to charity ?????? What—the kid’s a local politician?

no way. This was staged, folks. It was a way for the attendees to give to Toys for Tots and get the the church in the paper. Scam

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- sirocco78
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:23pm
  agree
  
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- John.Galt
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:47pm
  You NAILED IT!
  
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Patriot Z
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:16pm
nice.

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AmericaMustBeFree
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:12pm
Awesome kid!! And he saved his Mom from trying to figure out what to do with 500 new toys. I can see his room with 500 extra toys in it!

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EdgeOfForever
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:58pm
Pure class for Chase and his parents should be proud. Great story ahead of Christmas.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:49pm
  “There’s a sucker born every minute”
  
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InquisitiveDebbie
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:53pm
Without a doubt, GOD smiles down at this young man!

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- athiest-infedel
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:51pm
  Unless he’s gay, then god thinks he’s an abomination.
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 9:10pm
  “Unless he’s gay,”
  
  God is not against happy people. He is against sexual sin…both **** and hetero.
  
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- Wigglypoff
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 12:56pm
  Jesus loves you. Period!!!
  
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- Wigglypoff
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 12:58pm
  God loves all men, gay, straight married, single, drunk, retarded. All you must do is believe.
  
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The_Jerk
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:46pm
Kid should have kept his gifts. People that don’t work get everything for free anyway. If nothing else, they’ll get a free Obama phone.

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- usedCZARsalesman
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:12pm
  JERK…100 guests = 500 gifts (all done at a church), and then 100% of them donated same day…I don’t like being this cynical, but that sounds awfully set up to me. I’m sorry but NO child automatically thinks about giving everything he has away without being lead in that direction. Charity is GREAT, but this is fishy
  
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- normalmom
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:15pm
  Some people are working but still aren’t making the ends meet, and can’t afford to get their kids anything. Not all people who use toys for tots are lazy non-workers. I have a kid on my bus who I know doesn’t have much cause all his jeans are about 5 inches too short. Don’t forget some try and still can’t get ahead.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 6:46pm
  Normalmom: “Some people are working but still aren’t making the ends meet, and can’t afford to get their kids anything.”
  
  Can’t afford kids, why have them? Can’t have them, then whine about not being able to afford them. I understand that hard times befall some, but that some is a very small few. Most have made poor choices, then look to others to alleviate the consequences of those poor choices.
  
  And, that’s not even addressing the fact that the poor living in this country live better than most around the globe. Our poor are not poor.
  
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- lemonfemale
  Posted on December 12, 2012 at 6:26am
  Actually to usedczarsalesman
  Truly? No kid ever gives without being led that way? I heard it done once. A kid found a significant amount of money and turned it in to the police who kept it 30 days. When the time came to collect it, he donated the entirety to charity. The parent even asked him if he were certain he wanted to give it all and he said he was. I heard this story from the parent.
  You have a tautology is what. You see a child being charitable which is proof to you someone led them to be so. Therefore this proves the child was led since the charitable act is proof the child was led. Children are moral agents, even as young as 8.
  
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:42pm
I amazed you can live with yourself for spamming this site !

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Git-R-Done
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:40pm
God Bless that kid.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:47pm
  Amen.
  
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Jenny Lind
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:31pm
Good kid, and good parents.

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chips1
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:29pm
Flobama will probably have the IRS estimate the cost of the toys and send him a tax bill. Just in time for his vacation.

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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:26pm
Chase we are so proud of you. May God bless you always.

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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:30pm
  NICE TO SEE some good news on BLAZE !!! Child has been raised right and will be an asset to the world. His parents/grandparents will continue to be proud of him!!! :) God Blesses Generous People.
  
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:24pm
Nice job kid!
I agree with Whateverhappened “Very Classy”

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Al J Zira
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:23pm
Good for you kid!

I want to go on a political rant here but I don’t want to detract from this kids good deed.

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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:33pm
  Al
  There you go.
  Good choice and also shows some class from you as well.
  
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whathappenedtomycountry
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 5:21pm
Good form Chase, classy kid.

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