(Photo Provided) A volunteer at the Akron Children’s Hospital accepts the donation of LCD drawing tablets from Hudson Wright, 9, of Marietta. Through his business, Hud’s Buds, he donated $1 from each sale to buy the tablets.

A 9-year-old Marietta boy has donated LCD drawing tablets to a children’s hospital through a business he started a year ago.

Since 2024, Hudson Wright has gone door-to-door selling neck gaiters, tape measures and manicure kits, donating a dollar from each sale to purchase toys for children at Akron’s Children’s Hospital.

“When I was younger I wanted to give my money to Children’s Hospital, but Dad said to put that money in a business,” he said.

From that he called his enterprise Hud’s Buds.

“That way he can keep giving to them,” dad Eric Wright said.

(Photo Provided) Hudson Wright, 9, of Marietta, and his mother Alisha at Akron Children’s Hospital where he recently donated 128 LCD drawing tablets for kids to play with while they are patients.

Hudson raised enough to buy 128 LCD drawing tablets for kids to play with while they are in bed. He had $38.15 in cash that was left over.

“He donated that to them as well,” Eric said.

Hudson is the son of Eric and Alisha Wright. His younger sister is Opal and he is in the fourth grade at Oak Grove Christian School.

His motivation for the donations was he once was a patient in the hospital, the longest stretch was for four days. He got a lot of toys.

“Now I want to give back,” Hudson said.

The items were taken to the hospital two weeks ago. He intended to sell more this summer, but there was no time available, Hudson said.

Hudson plans to start again next summer.

“I really just couldn’t be prouder,” Alisha said. “He really enjoyed it.”

Dad is equally proud of his son.

“He has always been a good kid,” he said.

Hudson will soon become a Cub Scout. He was involved in martial arts when he was younger and enjoys TV and movies.

“This is going to surprise a lot of people,” Hudson said. “When I grow up, I want to be an actor.”