Monday, May 03, 2004

Difference-making

GREENLEAF -- Crystal Patrick said her brother's death of leukemia four years ago changed her life.

Now the student at Greenleaf Friends Academy is working to make a difference for others.

"I was really selfish," Patrick said. "Now I want everything to be for people who need it. I can make do with what I have."

Patrick started a community service project to collect toys for patients at St. Luke's Children Hospital.

"I thought how all the kids when my brother was sick, they didn't have a lot of toys," Patrick said. "There are a lot of kids who are in isolation."

She explained that these children cannot share toys with other patients, which creates a constant need for new toys at the hospital.

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