One weekend, 5-year old Matt and 6-year old Emily Leinwand spent a day doing rounds at the hospital with their pediatric surgeon father. The children were dismayed that the kids in the hospital seemed so sad and bored and decided to try and do something to add a little cheer to the situation.
The brother and sister team asked friends and family to donate crayons and coloring books to take to the kids in the hospital. Since then, their project has grown into an organization that serves hospitalized children in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Los Angeles, Boston and Philadelphia. Matt and Emily are now 10 and 11 and have become the CEOs of Crayons 4 Kids, recently interviewed on CNN:
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The project collects not just crayons but games, puzzles, books and other toys good for a hospital environment. You can learn more about Matt and Emily and contribute to the project by visiting their website Crayons4Kids.org.
