Hollywood Popular Artists

Apr 20th 2012, 14:30

Justin Timberlake gave big Twitter props to 9-year-old entrepreneur Caine Monroy, the creator of an innovative cardboard video game arcade and the most adorable kid on the world wide web. Yeah…you heard me right. The arcade is made out of cardboard and it works!

Have you seen the Caine's Arcade video? If not, do as JT says. Check it and get ready to be inspired! The video has already been viewed nearly three million times in the last 11 days.

If you haven't seen Caine's Arcade, check it. This is my new favorite entrepreneur... vimeo.com/nirvan/cainesa…

— Justin Timberlake(@jtimberlake) April 19, 2012

What started as a zero-traffic, makeshift arcade made from junkyard boxes, is now a huge hit in east LA and across the interwebs, and with good reason. The filmmakers who created the famed Caine's Arcade video posted it with the goal of raising $25,000 for Caine's education. At the end of day one, they raked in more than $60,000. A week after that, the Goldhirsh Foundation granted the initiative $250,000, and the Caine's Arcade Foundation was born. For every dollar that's donated by the public, the Goldhirsh Foundation will match it in support of helping creative and entrepreneurial kids like Caine. LOVE.

I don't know about you, but this story makes me giddy. I'm off to get a $5 fun pass and explore Caine's Arcade. You can show your support, too. All it takes is a dollar.

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