Helping kids fight cancer and spreading holiday cheer to students and staff at Weaver Elementary School, the Los Alamitos Junior Girl Scout Troop 770 recently wrapped up their Bronze Award project.
After a friend was diagnosed, the junior girl scout troop learned that about 50 children will be told they have cancer in the U.S. each day, and that there are about 50,000 kids fighting cancer in hospitals today.
With the holidays coming up they wanted to do something to bring holiday cheer to kids that will be spending the holidays in the hospital. They wanted to let them know that they care about them and wish them better. The junior girls scout troop set a goal to send 1,000 messages of hope, joy and love to kids, from kids.
In order to do this, they sold ‘Holiday Cheer Grams’ for $1 at Weaver Elementary School. A ‘Holiday Cheer Gram’ is a simple personalized message with a special treat attached before delivery. The best part is that they matched each gram sold with a special ‘Holiday Cheer Gram’ to be delivered to a child at Children’s Hospital.
The junior girls scout troop just finished sorting and distributing more than 900 grams at school while matching more than 900 grams delivered to children fighting cancer in the hospital.
Proceeds from the sale were donated to the Jessie Rees Foundation which will enable them to send 46 JoyJars® to kids fighting cancer. The Jessie Rees Foundation’s mission is to ensure every child fighting cancer has the support and resources they need to never ever give up.
JoyJars® were created by Jessica Joy Rees during her courageous 10 month fight with two brain tumors. Jessie used her JoyJars® to spread hope, joy and love to children fighting life altering medical illnesses. For more information, please go online to www.negu.org/joy-jars/.
The junior girls scout troop were thrilled and proud to deliver four large boxes of toys that were collected from their friends at Weaver Elementary School, along with the matching ‘Hospital Cheer Grams,’ at The Jessie Rees Santa Stroll which is held annually in December to help encourage kids fighting cancer to never ever give up.