Neighbors and a bestselling children's author came to a 13-year-old boy's aid after the money he was raising to buy a dog was stolen from his lemonade stand. After months of begging his mother for a puppy, Spencer Bergman, from Loudoun County, Virginia, was told he could have a dog if he raised $500 to buy one himself. Enlisting the help of his 12-year-old friend, Spencer Tarbet, the two set up a lemonade stand. But as they were shutting up shop for the day, a shirtless man in his early 20s robbed them of their profits. Spencer Bergman, 13, was challenged by his mother to raise $500 to go towards buying a puppy, but money he had worked for on his lemonade stand was stolen from him
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Spencer Bergman, 13, was trying to raise $500 so he could buy a dog
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But a man robbed a day's earnings from his and a friend's lemonade stand
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Shocked neighbors and friends rallied around to raise the cash for the boys
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney heard their story and donated $150
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Just before he reached his goal, Spencer was given a dog called Coconut
When @placeholder called out after the thief, the man shouted back that he would beat them up if they told anyone.