The Last Word   |  December 20, 2012

Eighth-grader inspired by the K.I.N.D. Fund

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell talks to 13-year-old Dani Leshgold about her personal fundraising mission for the Kids In Need Of Desks, MSNBC’s joint program with UNICEF.

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>>> i reare received a copy of this letter. i'm writing to submit a donation of $33 660, 70 desks. i learned about your organization on the larrence o'donnell show. i was looking for a project where you identify an area where you can contribute your talents or funds to make a different to people less fortunate than you. i can imagine how happy the students are when desks come to their schools and they no longer have to sit on the floor to study and learn. i'm so excited to be making this donati donation. i worked very hard to make this money. i so listed friends and relatives for this donation. please write me back so i know that you have received my donation. thank you so much.

>> danny, we he received your donation and your letter. thank you, very, very much for doing this.

>> so you saw those kids sitting on the floor like that. and it would never cross your mind that it would not be possible to not have a desk in the school?

>> now a days we complain about homework and going to school and these kids are lucky to be going to school and they are happy.

>> we introduced i think you have seen a introduced a girl's too wish program and we have raised $121,000 for that. but you have right there on that card the new grand total that we have raised and we have broken a threshold that is very important and i want you to announce that for us.

>> 5 million 4 thousand 4 hundred 75 dollars.

>> when we started this season we are at $4.5 million and i had a secret hope of getting to five mill million. but we thought this would be a tough year to do that. but we made it and thanks to you and others and i understand since you wre that letter you pulled in more.

>> yeah, we now have enough to buy 80 desks.

>> that is fantastic.

>> what school are you at here?

>> i go to wildwood.

>> do you have friends there who are interested in helping out you too?

>> probably. let's get some help from

>>> good evening, americans, and welcome