Thank you, Amelia Claire, Sana, and Rachel! Last school year, the girls, who attend The Harker School in San Jose, were required to perform a community service project. While brainstorming ideas for their project, they learned that Amelia Claire was born prematurely at 27 weeks and spent 60 days in the NICU at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. They were touched by Amelia Claire’s story and banded together to raise funds for our hospital.
The girls like to craft, so they decided to use their skills to create items to sell, with the proceeds benefiting our hospital. Amelia Claire made bracelets and drew a picture to make her own Valentine’s Day cards. Sana made bracelets and crocheted pink octopus plushies. Rachel made necklaces and earrings and drew pictures that she turned into stickers.
After weeks of preparation, Amelia Claire, Sana, and Rachel sold their items outside The Thrift Box in San Jose, a resale store operated by the San Jose Auxiliary for Children. Next, the girls were overjoyed to learn that Netflix, where Sana’s father works, would double their proceeds, resulting in $1,050 raised for children and families at our nonprofit.
“The volunteers at The Thrift Box are lucky to have witnessed such amazing, promising, and forward-thinking young women share their good works,” says San Jose Auxiliary member Chrisanne Beebe.
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of the Packard Children’s News.
