Education
Henderson wanted to raise money for the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh where his youngest brother Noah regularly attended with bronchiolitis.
Henderson wanted to raise money for the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh where his youngest brother Noah regularly attended with bronchiolitis.
His idea was to draw "anything" in exchange for donations to the Sick Kids Friends Foundation and he aimed to raise £100. After his idea (which he titled Jack Draws Anything) and website went viral he gained a lot of attention and picture requests. His fundraising total is now in excess of £64,000.
In 231 days, the East Lothian youngster drew 536 pictures, using 314 pens, 162 crayons and 96 pencils on 2144 sheets of paper to complete his marathon drawing task.
As of June 2014, Jack has now officially finished his fundraising efforts. A book of his story and pictures was published by Hodders Children"s s in 2011, titled Jack Draws Anything.
Henderson is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland but moved to Prestonpans, East Lothian when he was young. As of September 2012, he lives with his family in Walnut Creek, California.
His father Editor Henderson works for Neon Labs in San Francisco, California.