When Swampscott resident Connor Driscoll was four years old, he was having trouble breathing one night to the point where he needed an ambulance. Driscoll, now 10 years old, still remembers the time spent waiting for help to arrive.

Connor describes himself as someone who enjoys doing kind things for others. This May, Connor surprised the mothers of each of his friends with flowers for Mother’s Day.

Inspired by both his compassionate nature and his own experience, he stepped up to the podium during the public comment portion of the Swampscott Select Board’s June 17 meeting to share his thoughts. Alongside his father, Brian, Connor pitched the board an idea he wanted to pursue.

“I want to make a business,” Connor confidently told to the Select Board.

Connor explained that he wants to help out the community by painting house numbers on the curbs out front of Swampscott homes.

“First responders, delivery drivers and emergency services could see your house number better,” said Connor. “You’ll be safer and have a higher chance of being alive if a situation ever happens at your house.”

Nearly 60 people signed their names in support of Connor’s idea, which he named Street Direct Co., after he presented it to community members one day at Linscott Park.

Connor is currently working to obtain the necessary approval to begin soliciting donations. Following the advice of the Select Board and Department of Public Works Director Gino Cresta, Connor and his father submitted an application for a peddler’s license and are now awaiting approval.

Going door to door will be a walk in the park for Connor, who has previously sold raffle tickets to residents throughout Swampscott.

“I just really like helping people out,” Connor told the Swampscott Tides. “It’s one of the things I really enjoy doing. That’s the kind of person I am.”