"Thank you" Ellie, Lila, Kayla and Stella!
Pictured above from left to right: Michelle Lopes, System Chief Nursing Executive; Philanthrokids Kayla, Stella, Lila and Ellie; Nancy Kanat, Nurse Navigator; Girlynda Gonzales, Integrated Associate Chief Nursing Officer.
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"Philanthrokids"
Make it
Cool to Care!
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Gen Z:
Gen Z is the newest generation to be named and were born between 1995 and 2015. They are currently between the ages of 5 - 25 years old and account for nearly 74 million people in the United States.
According to Kinder.World,
Gen Z's are "digital natives; they consume an insurmountable amount of media each day so they are aware of what is happening in the world and they have the desire to, and believe they can, make a difference."
Gen Z's are now beginning to enter the workforce. Already as teenagers, they were and are changing the world: think of Gen-Z activists like the Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.
"They are more than tech-savvy, digital minds addicted to screens:
they are on a mission to save the world."
And, fortunately, they are also on a mission to Give Health, Give Life, and Give Hope to the patients of John Muir Health.
Here are just a few stories about how some East Bay "philanthrokids," are making an impact today!
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"Pay Not What the Cookies are Worth,
but What the Nurses Deserve!"
—Ellie (6th Grade)
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The following is an excerpt from the CookiesForCovid website.
"When the coronavirus came along, Ellie was freaked out, but she also saw a chance to do something big and make a difference. So she texted Lila, "Do you want to do a bake sale to raise money for the coronavirus?" Within seconds, Lila replied eagerly, 'Duh!'
Even though the actual in-person bake sale didn't work out, Ellie and Lila weren't ready to give up. So they turned to a virtual bake sale, where customers could order treats on a website and the girls could deliver to their homes. With the new way of cookie selling, they decided they needed some help, so close friends of theirs, Kayla and Stella, joined."
Team CookiesForCovid would go on to earn
$2,300
in just two weeks and delivered thousands of cookies by way of their bicycles!
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Ellie is a student in 6th grade in Lamorinda. She lives with her parents, her brother Luke, her dog Pippa, and her chickens. Ellie loves all animals and helping them, and even just sitting in her backyard watching the deer and birds. She also loves writing, being with her friends, making meringue cookies and solving important problems (which is part of how Cookies For COVID got started).
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Lila is a 5th grade student in Lamorinda, where she is the Student Body President. She lives with her parents, her brother, Maverick, and her dog, Halo. Lila loves to bake and is constantly trying out new recipes. Some of Lila's hobbies are dance, volleyball, tennis, and ukulele. Lila also really loves to be with her friends, especially when they are doing something to help the community. Lila loves to help others, so when she heard about Cookies for COVID, she was immediately interested!
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Kayla is a 5th grade student in Lamorinda. She lives with her parents, two sisters, and her dog. She is also really close with Lila and Ellie, which is why they were so excited to invite her to join Cookies for COVID. She loves to help others, play football, swim, play water polo, do art, but most of all be with her buddies! When Ellie and Lila invited her to join she was so glad she got to be a part of making a change and helping the nurses!
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Stella is a 5th grade student in Lamorinda. She lives with her parents, two sisters, and her dog. She loves to play basketball, soccer, dance, swim, water polo and tennis, and to help others and hang out with her friends! Stella is good friends with Ellie, Lila, and Kayla, so when they asked if she would help them bake, she immediately said yes! She also loves to bake, which is why she is so excited be a part of the cookies for COVID squad and help some nurses!
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"I know there are days you feel exhausted..."
—Zain (8th Grade)
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It was a great morning in Brentwood when a wonderful young man named Zain stopped by to donate some treats and words of encouragement for our staff. Zain is a local 8
th
grader who raised almost $300 to buy snacks for health care workers in his community. With the encouragement of his mother, an internist at Sutter Health, Zain decided to use his funds to make snack donations to Sutter Health, Kaiser and John Muir Health and in support all of the local health care organizations in his community. One of his notes reads, “I know there are days when you feel exhausted and that this work is really hard. I just want to remind you that you are amazing and that you bring joy to people every day. You are a hero to me because you put so much dedication into helping others!
Thank you, health care heroes! Enjoy!”
Watch Zain's heartfelt presentation to the medical staff at
John Muir Health Outpatient Center, Brentwood, below.
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"I wanted to give back to
John Muir Health."
—Casey Ricky (College Sophomore)
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From the Walnut Creek Patch
Author: Charles Woodman
April 21, 2020
A local design student has launched a fundraiser selling T-shirts to raise money for health care workers at several nearby John Muir Health centers as they battle the coronavirus.
Normally, Casey Rickey would be off studying design at UCLA, but with classes moving online during the outbreak, Rickey is back at his home in Danville. He says with the extra time he's had back at home, he's decided to launch a T-shirt fundraiser to buy supplies for local health care workers.
Rickey says he's been designing and printing shirts since he was 12, and that this was a good way to use his passion for design to help bring his community together. "I think T-shirts are a great means to connect people and kind of bring us together as a community while were still separated and not physically able to be together."
He's designed a series of shirts that say "Danville Together" or "San Ramon Together" and emblazoned with a logo of a tree in a heart. For each shirt sold, Rickey says $10 will be given to buy personal protective equipment for medical caregivers at John Muir Hospital.
Rickey says he has a personal connection to John Muir: they helped care for his grandfather at the end of his life, and now he wants to repay the favor in their time of need. Many hospitals across the country have been reporting shortages of personal protective equipment necessary to protect healthcare workers from the coronavirus.
Rickey's goal is to sell 250 t-shirts and raise $2,500 for the centers.
To buy a t-shirt or learn more about the cause you can visit his
website
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Fundraising with Fortnite
—Luke Anderson (JMH Student Volunteer)
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Left to Right: Luke Anderson, Luke's father, Scott Anderson, and fellow John Muir Health volunteer and De La Salle student, Vincent Castillo.
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Luke was looking for a way to fundraise for John Muir Health's Community Relief/Emergency Fund and an avid Fortnite player, he didn't have to look far. Luke and 35 others competed in a Fortnite tournament that raised $350!
Congratulations on a job well done, Luke!
A beautiful card from De La Salle High School reads:
“Dear JMH Community Health Emergency Fund Directors,
De La Salle High School students, faculty and staff are deeply grateful to all you are doing for our community during this COVID-19 crisis. We held a Fortnite video game tournament to raise money for all your efforts.
Please find our check for $350 enclosed!
With Prayers and Gratitude,
Dr. Elizabeth Berkes and Mr. Andrew Berkes, & the Service Leadership Class"
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"Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much"
—Helen Keller
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Thank you for all you do to make our community a better place!
Stay sheltered, stay safe, and stay healthy.
Your Friends at the John Muir Health Foundation,
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