SCA Student Kia Harris showed up at the KHMH today to hand over a sentimental and unique donation to the Pediatric ward. As part of her school's charity initiative, Harris donated handmade plush toys that she knitted herself. The unit manager expressed their appreciation for the gift, encouraging more persons to donate to the ward often and not just on special holidays.
Kia Harris, Student, SCA
"This passion project came to my mind because I enjoy doing it and I wanted to spread the joy with little kids. We have frogs, a cow, a bear, and like my favorite little turtle, jellyfish and a bunny."
Reporter
"How long did it take you to make something like this?"
Kia Harris, Student, SCA
"Each one took about five hours each. They have like different patterns. So this one I started off with a different pattern from the rest that's why I made it a little bit looser, but it's okay because you know different patterns."
Reporter
"Where did you learn to do something like this?"
Kia Harris, Student, SCA
"I learned off YouTube one summer, because I was like bored, I wanted to like try something new."
Lucely Gillett, Assistant Unit Manager, Pediatric Ward, KHMH
"We always are welcome to young people who want to do initiatives to help our patients in this area."
"We do have a little bit chilly atmosphere so the kids when they come in and they get little trinkets or gifts always appreciated because remember that when we're not feeling well we tend to be a little bit depressed, so when we get little visitations and little gifts from anyone the kids usually you know feel happy and excited when they get something new."
Reporter
"Is this something that you are expecting for more people to do to pick up the initiative or is it something that you guys really see back here?"
Lucely Gillett, Assistant Unit Manager, Pediatric Ward, KHMH
"We do have it have people that do bring gifts to us, but it's normally during special seasons you know like Easter break if we have patients the kids get their Easter baskets."
"Christmas time always a great time. Halloween you know everybody brings a little trinket but we also do things for our patients right. We as the nurses all these decorative paintings that you see behind us it's the nurses that buy coloring books and crayons."
