Post by Okwes on Jul 24, 2007 10:23:09 GMT -5
Gifts from the Heart for Those in the Cold
By Stephanie Kulenguski, Web Content Editor
Students from Norris Elementary were recipents of new hats and mittens donated by Henrico Doctors Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center and Shady Grove Girl Scout Troop, both from Richmond, Va.
The ornaments were being taken off the tree and placed into a box for shipping. From far away these looked like any typical Christmas tree ornaments, in a variety of reds, blues and pinks. But upon closer inspection these were not ordinary ornaments, these were little gloves big enough to fit the hands of children.
The staff and patients at the Cardiopulmonary Rehab Unit at Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond, Va. had been collecting these items to ship off to those in need. This year those in need were children from the Rosebud Reservation, a Native American Indian Reservation in South Dakota that CCF assists.
Another partner in this project was Shady Grove Girl Scout Troop in Richmond. The troop wanted to make hats as a service project and joined with Henrico Doctors to donate their hats for the children. All the hats were hand made. They used fleece as their fabric to keep children’s heads warm on cold days. The colors picked were ones they knew the children would love. The hats were made for both girls and boys and included patterns of soccer balls, flowers and other bright colors.
Lori Arrow, the CCF Northern Plains Area Sponsor Relations Officer in South Dakota brought the colorful gifts to the children. “Teachers and parents were pleased with the hats and were pleased to see their area getting attention. They are small communities on the reservation that sometimes gets overlooked for service projects and other types of distributions.”
The children from the CCF program at the Rosebud Indian Reservation made two cards, one for Henrico Doctors and the other for the Shady Grove Girl Scout Troop complete with pictures of the children modeling their new presents. As the children modeled their gifts it is easy to see that a small gift can go a long way, especially a gift from the heart.
By Stephanie Kulenguski, Web Content Editor
Students from Norris Elementary were recipents of new hats and mittens donated by Henrico Doctors Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center and Shady Grove Girl Scout Troop, both from Richmond, Va.
The ornaments were being taken off the tree and placed into a box for shipping. From far away these looked like any typical Christmas tree ornaments, in a variety of reds, blues and pinks. But upon closer inspection these were not ordinary ornaments, these were little gloves big enough to fit the hands of children.
The staff and patients at the Cardiopulmonary Rehab Unit at Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond, Va. had been collecting these items to ship off to those in need. This year those in need were children from the Rosebud Reservation, a Native American Indian Reservation in South Dakota that CCF assists.
Another partner in this project was Shady Grove Girl Scout Troop in Richmond. The troop wanted to make hats as a service project and joined with Henrico Doctors to donate their hats for the children. All the hats were hand made. They used fleece as their fabric to keep children’s heads warm on cold days. The colors picked were ones they knew the children would love. The hats were made for both girls and boys and included patterns of soccer balls, flowers and other bright colors.
Lori Arrow, the CCF Northern Plains Area Sponsor Relations Officer in South Dakota brought the colorful gifts to the children. “Teachers and parents were pleased with the hats and were pleased to see their area getting attention. They are small communities on the reservation that sometimes gets overlooked for service projects and other types of distributions.”
The children from the CCF program at the Rosebud Indian Reservation made two cards, one for Henrico Doctors and the other for the Shady Grove Girl Scout Troop complete with pictures of the children modeling their new presents. As the children modeled their gifts it is easy to see that a small gift can go a long way, especially a gift from the heart.