now these are the kinds of stories that I love to share here is the story Good deed helps Pennsbury High student with cerebral palsy to participate in cooking class Published: Friday, May 31, 2013 By Petra Chesner Schlatter Jake Lindell made a tray for fellow Pennsbury High student David Schilling, who has cerebral palsy, so he could participate in a cooking class. PENNSBURY – Sometimes, people take the simplest thing for granted, like being able to cook. Ninth-grader David Schilling of Fairless Hills, 15, who has cerebral palsy, was unable to participate in the cooking part of his consumer science class. His wheelchair would not allow him to reach the table. Enter Jake Lindell, via shop teacher Dave Vetter. Vetter mentioned Schilling’s cooking conundrum and Lindell suggested the solution. Next thing they all knew, Schilling was right there with his consumer science classmates. Lindell designed and built a wooden tray to help Schilling, despite never having met him. Lindell just wanted Schilling to have fun. “It’s nice for him to do that for me,” Schilling said. The two know each other now. Lindell visits Schilling often in the consumer science class and described him as a very funny guy who is a bit sarcastic. “He knew I was making the tray,” said Lindell, who is 17. “He was very excited when I was getting the measurements. I couldn’t get it to him quick enough.” Making the tray took Lindell only two or three days. With a hint of a smile, Schilling said he does not like to cook. “I do it anyway,” he joked. “I like to eat, but not to cook.” Lindell enjoys working with wood. It runs in the family. “My dad builds custom furniture for a living,” Lindell said. “I’ve always loved helping him and he and [Vetter] have taught me everything I know.” “I was lucky enough to get the opportunity,” he said. “I felt very honored and I said, ‘Yes, I would love to do it to help [David] out.’” Vetter said that Lindell is a special young man. He never knew this kid and for him to go out and do this is great,” he said.The teacher explained that the project was complicated. Lindell took measurements of the chair and designed it. “Because the chair had a hand control on one side, he had to deal with that,” Vetter said. “For Jake to see a person in need and then take it on, he met that challenge. He helped that kid so he could fit in with other kids.” Vetter said Lindell’s act of kindness flies in the face of the reputation of his generation. “With people’s perception of the youth of the day, who would think someone would do that?” he asked. “Jake’s just a good person.” Caren Schilling, David’s mother, is grateful that Lindell made the wooden tray for her son. “He thought it was great,” she said, noting that the whole situation was a great way for her son to meet somebody new. “He really enjoys the high school and that a senior was doing that for him was wonderful. I thought it was awesome.”
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