When Sandy, Utah postal worker Ron Lynch was first approached by 12 year old Mathew Flores, he was startled by the boys request.

Mathew asked if he had any extra ads or newsletters for Mathew to keep. Mathew explained that he didn’t have any books but he loved to read, and he couldn’t afford bus money to the library.

Ron Lynch put a post on his Facebook page asking for reading material donations and was overwhelmed with the response, receiving books from all over the world. Mathew was thrilled with all of his new books.

He plans to read them all and when done with them, pass them on to other kids in need of books.

The ripple effect carries on.