A vanload of donated Lego sets was dropped off Monday for the children who are being cared for at Massachusetts General Hospital – all thanks to a world record holder and the social media app TikTok.Russell Cassevah, a three-time Guinness World Records holder for walking on Legos barefoot, is delivering sets of the little plastic building blocks to hospitals across the country. The goal is not a world record but to provide endless smiles. “I’m one of the lucky people who has found their purpose in life,” Cassevah said. At Mass General Hospital, Cassevah – who quit his job and now runs Little Bricks Charity on TikTok – drove 12 hours from Virginia to drop off $5,000 worth of Legos set for the kids. “The amazing thing about Little Bricks Charity is it isn’t just me, it’s the little bricks nation. It’s all my followers. They all come together,” he said. Joining Cassevah for Monday’s delivery were Mike and Nicole Lorenzo. “We love Mass General,” Nicole Lorenzo said. The North Attleboro couple and parents of four kids are no strangers to the work done by doctors and nurses at MGH. “Cole was born with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome. He was born at 30 weeks gestational. He has had numerous surgeries,” Nicole Lorenzo said. For the MGH staff who care for kids like Cole, they know first-hand the healing power of a simple toy. “That’s the essence of our role here is to be that while the kids are hospitalized, that they are still able to be kids and play is certainly part of their world around them and any diversion is crucial to their healing,” Mass General Child Life Manager Ann Pizzano said.Cassevah has been documenting the fundraising journey on TikTok. MGH is the 18th hospital he’s visited in just the past eight months. “I quit my job, I cashed out my 401K. I’ve been literally living off my retirement for the past year. Making this nonprofit as big as I know we can so we can affect as many children as we possibly can,” he said. Little Bricks Charity hopes to donate $100,000 worth of Lego sets this year alone to hospitals thought the U.S. and Canada.
A vanload of donated Lego sets was dropped off Monday for the children who are being cared for at Massachusetts General Hospital – all thanks to a world record holder and the social media app TikTok.
Russell Cassevah, a three-time Guinness World Records holder for walking on Legos barefoot, is delivering sets of the little plastic building blocks to hospitals across the country.
The goal is not a world record but to provide endless smiles.
“I’m one of the lucky people who has found their purpose in life,” Cassevah said.
At Mass General Hospital, Cassevah – who quit his job and now runs Little Bricks Charity on TikTok – drove 12 hours from Virginia to drop off $5,000 worth of Legos set for the kids.
“The amazing thing about Little Bricks Charity is it isn’t just me, it’s the little bricks nation. It’s all my followers. They all come together,” he said.
Joining Cassevah for Monday’s delivery were Mike and Nicole Lorenzo.
“We love Mass General,” Nicole Lorenzo said.
The North Attleboro couple and parents of four kids are no strangers to the work done by doctors and nurses at MGH.
“Cole was born with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome. He was born at 30 weeks gestational. He has had numerous surgeries,” Nicole Lorenzo said.
For the MGH staff who care for kids like Cole, they know first-hand the healing power of a simple toy.
“That’s the essence of our role here is to be that while the kids are hospitalized, that they are still able to be kids and play is certainly part of their world around them and any diversion is crucial to their healing,” Mass General Child Life Manager Ann Pizzano said.
Cassevah has been documenting the fundraising journey on TikTok. MGH is the 18th hospital he’s visited in just the past eight months.
“I quit my job, I cashed out my 401K. I’ve been literally living off my retirement for the past year. Making this nonprofit as big as I know we can so we can affect as many children as we possibly can,” he said.
Little Bricks Charity hopes to donate $100,000 worth of Lego sets this year alone to hospitals thought the U.S. and Canada.
