How an Idaho boy's ninth birthday wish struck an entirely different tone

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho — Your birthday is the one time of year when it's OK to be selfish. It's all about you, and kids have been basking in that blessing for as long as we've had candles.

But for 9-year-old Grant Mullen of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, his last birthday party struck a different tone entirely.

Last year, Grant's father Mark began volunteering at SNR, a recreation center for people with special needs. Not long after he started, he got Grant to volunteer as well.