North Glendale 'Big Idea' Leads to Big Check for St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Students from North Glendale Elementary School brainstormed a way to help bring the comforts of home to their peers at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
The following article was submitted by the Kirkwood School District. Three North Glendale Elementary students presented to their peers a “Big Idea” on a school wide service-learning project where students make a hospital feel more like a home for the children who are unable to leave the hospital due to illness. Out of the presentations and brainstorming sessions, students developed a project called “North Glendale Superstars: Making a Hospital Feel Like a Home.” The project involved students earning money to donate and contribute toward a donation to St. Louis Children’s Hospital where funds would be used to purchase video games, books, DVDs and stuffed animals to provide the comforts of home during their hospital stay. The students …
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