Gaithersburg’s Cavanaugh Bell Featured in ‘Celebrating America’ Inauguration Event

A local eight-year-old is no stranger to doing good deeds and for getting local and attention attention. Cavanaugh Bell of Gaithersburg received the spotlight treatment during Wednesday night’s “Celebrating America” television inauguration event. 

Bell told a large national television audience, “I spread positivity to inspire others to change the world.” He has distributed 138 care package to seniors citizens. “They mean more to us than anything else,”  he declared, adding, “That’s why love wins,” he said.

The prime time special also featured celebrities including Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda and musicians Jon Bon Jovi, Ant Clemons, Foo Fighters, John Legend, Demi Lovato, Bruce Springsteen and Justin Timberlake, who the young man introduced.

Bell, who started a food pantry and delivered a truck full of supplies to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, attends Spark Matsunaga Elementary School in Germantown.

Watch here to view his appearance.

There he is– my @GburgMD constituent, Cavanaugh Bell. A change-maker who fights bullying, solitude, and hunger, he founded @cooldopeliving and makes a difference every day! #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/80n7PmLLae

— Cheryl C. Kagan (@CherylKagan) January 21, 2021

Proud of Maryland’s own Cavanaugh Bell for sharing his love and compassion with us #Inauguration2021 pic.twitter.com/u6YKIjEU6x

— Evan Glass (@EvanMGlass) January 21, 2021

Better days ahead! Yeeees! Love that both Silver Spring & Gaithersburg got shoutouts today! #MoCo represents! #Inauguration2021 ⁦@GburgMD⁩ ⁦@SourcetheSpring⁩ pic.twitter.com/27UWaclME4

— Jill Ortman-Fouse (@Jill4allMoCo) January 21, 2021

Young man, @cooldopeliving, very proud of you! Way to spread goodness & love in the world – & represent the City of Gaithersburg.

Well done. 👏👏👏

(BTW pls tell @POTUS @VP @tomhanks & @jtimberlake hello for us, ok Mr. Rockstar?!🤩)

— Jud Ashman (@judashman) January 21, 2021

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