Photo/DAN PELTON JACK GREIG started out with $5 worth of bottled water and parlayed it into more than $1,200 in donations to help victims of the Haitian earthquake. You may want to consider turning to Jack Greig to handle your investment portfolio. He did, after all, parlay five dollars into close to $1,200 in a matter of weeks.

The only problem is that Mr. Greig may be difficult to get in touch with since he may either be in school, playing with his pals or in bed asleep.

This financial mover and shaker is five years old and is utilizing his talents to raise funds to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

The senior kindergarten student at Maples Independent Country School was shuffling through the newspaper, saw what was happening in the beleaguered Caribbean nation and wanted to help.

His mother Heather suggested he donate his $5 allowance. Being the visionary he is, the entrepreneurial Mr. Greig informed her that wouldn’t be enough and inquired as to how he could donate more.

As it turned out, Jack spent the fiver on a case of bottled water, the contents of which he sold to his hockey friends for a dollar a bottle.

The enterprise took root. Zehrs donated 10 more cases of water, which Jack sold at school. That spurred other donations and made Jack one of many in Dufferin County rallying to help the Haitians.

Mark’s Work Wearhouse on Fourth Avenue has already donated $1,500 to the cause and is collecting donations at the till.

“With the government of Canada stepping up to the plate and matching whatever we raise dollar for dollar, now’s the time to raise funds and start to help these folks,” said sales manager Mike Lockey.

Meanwhile, at Parsons Florists on Townline, carnations are being sold by the dozen with proceeds going to the Red Cross. The funds will be even more substantial since Parsons’ supplier, Staaldurnin Floral, is supplying the carnations at less than the regular wholesale rate.

As for a Jack Greig, there isn’t an end to sight as far as his fundraising is concerned. As it turns out, his compassion is a family affair.

His great, great aunt was a missionary who ran an orphanage in Haiti for over 30 years.

As well, she adopted two children and Jack has two distant cousins from Haiti.

One lives in Miami and the other in Toronto.

Heather Greig reveals that Jack has other motives for lending a helping hand. “He told me: Mom, it makes me feel good.”