Published January 04. 2025 09:02AM
This year, the Weatherly Area High School’s Kindness Club’s Holiday Fundraiser benefitted Geisinger Pediatrics.
Starting in early November and running until Dec. 6, the club, advised by Bobbi Ann Kufro, collected new stuffed animals for the patients who visit Geisinger Pediatric locations across northeast Pennsylvania.
Monetary donations were also accepted to buy more stuffed animals.
The stuffed animals are given to children in the hospital who are going for surgery or visiting various specialists.
They are meant as a show of comfort in an otherwise scary and overwhelming environment.
The club donated 357 stuffed animals and hundreds of dollars worth of toys.
Some members of the Weatherly Area Kindness Club were present for the pickup of donations from WAHS’s own Samantha Kennelly Hinkle, who is a development specialist for Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger. First row, from left, are Nicole Schertrumpf, Amanda Whale, Sienna Brown, Kellyanne Kennelly, Mary Portell, Madeline Rhodes and Angelina Ieraci. Second row: Samantha Kennelly Hinkle, Bobbi Ann Kufro (club adviser), Alexys Perkins, Liam Savakinus, Aiden Foley, Hayden DiGennaro, Ben Kropp and Rebecca Caldwell. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO