Handing over the cheque to World Vision president Dave Toycen on Monday afternoon, Adam, an Elmcrest Public School student, said he felt "great."

"I just like helping people," he said. "I just think it's a good thing to do."

Toycen was amazed by Adam's dedication to helping needy people, and said he was inspired by the boy's selflessness.

"Adam's a reminder that children can really do things to bring change and challenge all of us to help," said Toycen, who presented the youngster with a poster of a water buffalo standing beside the comic book character created by Adam, Healthy Food Man.

Adam first created the character when he was on a doctor-prescribed no-sugar diet. In the comic, Healthy Food Man fights off a candy-coated enemy to save the day. He sold the full-colour comic for $5. He's thinking about following up with a second part to Healthy Food Man and hopes to use it to raise money again for people in need.

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