Doing hospital rounds with dad could have been boring. But for Matthew and Emily Leinwald, the experience was inspirational. They wanted to cheer up the kids at the hospital with something simple: crayons.
From that idea and an empty box on their front porch in 2001, Matthew and Emily started Crayons4Kids. Since then, they have collected more than 100,000 new crayons and 7,000 coloring books as well as nearly 1,000 baby rattles and 2,500 new toys and games.
Now, Matthew, 11, and Emily, 12, want to deliver gifts beyond their local pediatric hospital. They've seen the smiles and felt the hugs. These siblings are hoping to deliver that happiness to more hospital beds across America.
I love reading stories like this. What an encouragement their actions are to those who are in such a lonely place. I also love to see kids be passionate and follow through with an idea like this. Makes me wonder why I'm not doing more of that kind of thing. Who among us doesn't know someone that needs to be cheered up?
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