Break-dancing boy steals show as NUDM nears 17th hour

One Blessings in a Backpack recipient scheduled to speak got a rambunctious introduction when her grade-school son came out on stage break-dancing.

With a combination of handstands, cartwheels and leg spinning, Laron Carter won the immediate love of the crowd and the emcees encouraged him to step up on the stage and dance more. After his mother, Ashley Carter, spoke, Laron ran around slapping hands like in a rock star at a concert.

“It’s more than just filling a belly,” Carter said. “To some it’s joy, to some it’s peace, to some I’m sure it’s caring for their families and communities and the world… for me Blessings in a Backpack is all of the above.”