Shift In My View: Back To School Drive

An LTO Experience To Remember

Reflecting:

Leukemia Together has come so far, and it is crazy to process it sometimes. Leukemia Together started off as a small gesture to honor the passing of my grandfather, and now it has turned into a full on registered Nonprofit Organization with 1,750+ followers. On Instagram itself we have made over 300,000 impressions, and that number melts my heart just looking at it. I am so happy to be able to support patients and their families to ease the difficulties their lives contain. 

The Drive Itself: 

I was able to meet with a NJ chapter of Leukemia Together and collect a bunch of school supplies with them. There were hundreds of supplies: stickers, pens, pencils, highlighters, index cards, folders, binders, notebooks, planners, crosswords, sudokus, children's books, coloring pages, erasers, comic books, construction paper, notebook paper, and more. I am beyond thrilled with the outcome of this event. I will be taking all of this supplies and making care packages for patients and their families; the point of this is to make their back to school a little more smooth! I am still in the process of creating most of these bags, but I created a few so far! Inside, I included, a binder, folder, notebook, planner, fun book/crossword, stickers, pencils, markers, pens, colored pencils, a pack of index cards, and a hand written note from me wishing their family well. Each package is customized and different. This experience was one of my favorites and I give it a ten out of ten. 


We were able to take some of the supplies to the Overlook Medical Center for the staff and their families. A hospital staff is important as it consists of all the caregivers, who make a patients stay pleasant! 


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