Caring for Kids 2013
Caring for Kids was officially established as a Service Club in March of 2012, making this its first official year.
Mission Statement:
“We are committed to elping children at Johns Hopkins Hospital ease their suffering by visiting with them, donating books and other material to make them smile and forget about their illness. We are also dedicated in helping around Kent County. We represent Washington College students who want to help children in need. We have been involved with so many events since then.”
2013 Members
Kellie Riley
Valerie Sticomb
Emily Evans
Christa Giannaccini
Abby Gordon
Kelly Jo Stroemel
Croutney Ruggiero
Alexis Cazier
Danielle Murray
Tayla Halmon
Natasha Berryman
Thomas Urban
Megan Schwarz
Amanda Shuckhart
Abbey Urbanik
Emily Zalucki
Emily Smith
Courtney Agar
Christina Eliades
Cicily Strong
Ashlyn Dadds
Melanie Flippen
Shannah Minderlein
Jackie O’Connell
Katie Zabel
Lilli Burril
Sofia Colvin
Evelyn Mantegani
Hjordis Lorenz
Ceara Scanlon
Shaneta Ford
Andrew Shurousky
Cassandra Dixon
Emily Marinucci
Kelsey Hannah
Laurel Jones
Brianna Jehl
Jon Mahaffey
Taira Sullivan
Marley Sheden
Kathleen Maleski
Heather Smith
Marcela Morales
Coleen McCarren
Amber Yates
Molly Rhodes
Events
The club participated in the Chestertown Halloween Parade, representing National Make A Difference Day, and won first place.
The club worked with the Kent County BackPack Program weekly to provide backpacks of food for children who receive free lunches throughout the week.
Caring for Kids made Build A Bear teddy bears for children at Johns Hopkins
The club hosted Book Fest in the last week of November.
They had one-on-one reading with children to help books reading scores.
Caring for Kids had a pajama drive for children at Johns Hopkins as well as a school supply drive for Kent County Schools.