{"id":9587,"date":"2025-03-01T03:27:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T03:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-an-idaho-boys-ninth-birthday-wish-struck-an-entirely-different-tone\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T03:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T03:27:53","slug":"how-an-idaho-boys-ninth-birthday-wish-struck-an-entirely-different-tone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-an-idaho-boys-ninth-birthday-wish-struck-an-entirely-different-tone\/","title":{"rendered":"How an Idaho boy&#8217;s ninth birthday wish struck an entirely different tone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Coeur d&#8217;Alene, Idaho<\/em> \u2014 Your birthday is the one time of year when it&#8217;s OK to be selfish. It&#8217;s all about you, and kids have been basking in that blessing for as long as we&#8217;ve had candles.<\/p>\n<p>But for 9-year-old Grant Mullen of Coeur d&#8217;Alene, Idaho, his last birthday party struck a different tone entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Grant&#8217;s father Mark began volunteering at SNR, a recreation center for people with special needs. Not long after he started, he got Grant to volunteer as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so important to get your children involved at a young age,&#8221; Mark told CBS News. &#8220;It really makes a huge difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And when Mark asked Grant what he wanted for his birthday last September, he was pleasantly surprised by the answer. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We asked him, &#8216;What would you like to do for your birthday? Who do you want to invite? 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