Future Putnam County philanthropists speak out

Kady McKean, a DePauw University student intern, and Elaine Peck.

At the Putnam County Community Foundation's booth at the Ag Day Mini-Farm Fest, children were asked to think about what they would do to make the world a better place.

Children were asked, "If you had a million dollars or superpowers, what would you do to help people and make the world a better place?"

"The children really give it some serious thought," Elaine Peck, executive director of the Putnam Community Foundation, said. "Sometimes they come up with answers that stop me in my tracks."

Their answers ranged from the predictable "helping people" to "freeze the bad guys" and "using my strength to pick up fallen trees" to the more practical notion of fixing up county roads.

The children's thoughts in their own handwriting.

Here are some of the youngsters' answers:

Alexia -- Help people who had fires.

Allison -- Help sick people.

Ally -- Build a better homeless shelter.

Bailey -- I would have ice power and help people.

Bronson -- Freeze the bad guys.

Brooklyn -- Help all the animals.

Cheyenne -- Help people's friends by flying.

Dylan -- Buy medicine.

Elaina -- Share the money.

Eliza -- Would use my strength to pick up fallen trees.

Emmy -- Help an animal shelter.

Gage and Kole -- Burn the bad guys.

Isaiah -- Stop slavery.

Jacob -- Donate some of the million dollars to charity.

Kaden -- Help people who are hurt.

Kaylee -- Help cats out of trees.

Kelsey -- Help all the homeless.

Kennedy -- Help endangered animals.

Kiana -- Plant more flowers.

Lillian -- Give people money.

Lizzie -- Give people food.

Micah -- Give people money for food and clothes.

Mimi -- Help people clean up.

Rose -- Give money to orphans.

Samantha -- Give people some of the money.

Sarah -- Help people who are poor.

Selena -- Help people in need.

Tayler -- Save family and friends.

Tyler -- Fix roads around the county.