During the recent winter holiday season (December 16th 2023 – January 3rd 2024), over a dozen remarkable members from our community branch embarked on a heartwarming mission: bringing comfort and joy to cancer patients through their own artistic talents. These dedicated youths, armed with creativity and compassion, poured their hearts into crafting beautiful and thoughtful items – knitted hats, crochet gift bags, heart pillows, friendship bracelets, journals and cards – specifically designed to brighten the days of individuals facing the challenges of cancer. This is the second time our branch made a donation to Kits to Heart (KTH) after a big success in the Thanksgiving break last year. KTH is a non-profit organization that has a mission to bring smiles and solidarity to those affected by cancer.
The following is a breakdown of what each team member contributed: Andrew Zhong made 16 journals, Lingfei Tang made 6 heart pillows, Xuanjin Zhu made 6 heart pillows and 12 journals, Shawn Ye made 5 crochet gift bags, Halley Zhong made 9 friendship bracelets, Kenna Zhang made 3 friendship bracelets and 15 origamis, Xinya Pan made 2 hats, Joyce Xu made 4 hats, Lillian Shang made 15 origamis, Sophia Peng made 30 origamis and 5 cards, Audrey Fan made 2 hats, Alison Wu made 15 cards, Taylor Zhong made 13 journals.
Volunteers who participated in this event:
Andrew Zhong (4 hours), Lingfei Tang (6 hours), Xuanjin Zhu (9 hours), Shawn Ye (5 hours), Halley Zhong (9 hours), Kenna Zhang (4 hours), Xinya Pan (3 hours), Joyce Xu (6 hours), Lillian Shang (1 hour), Sophia Peng (2.5 hours), Audrey Fan (3 hours), Alison Wu (1.5 hours), Taylor Zhong (3 hours).
