Chapter 13 - The Sarah Vance Foundation
The viral video gradually faded from social media feeds, replaced by the next cycle of transient internet moments. Yet its foundation remained solid.
Arthur officially registered the community workshop as a non-profit trade school under Sarah’s name. The surplus funds from the viral wave were locked into an endowment providing free vocational training in woodworking, masonry, and basic home repair for underprivileged youths.
Leo became the shop's first paid senior apprentice, earning enough to move into his own modest studio apartment above the lumber yard.
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One evening, Eleanor visited to write a follow-up piece on the school’s graduation ceremony. "Arthur, how does it feel to know that a thirty-second clip redefined the trajectory of dozens of lives?"
"The video didn't change anything, Eleanor," Arthur mused, sweeping walnut shavings into a dustpan. "The love was already here. The camera just washed the dust off the window so people could see inside."
