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Ruby Halbgewachs’ project for Luther College High School’s Service Day had a special place in her heart.
The Grade 9 student, who had leukemia as a young child, was part of a group that delivered “hope baskets” to kids in the Allan Blair Cancer Centre on Wednesday.
“I really love working with children in general and I feel very passionate about that because that was part of my childhood that was stripped away from me because I had leukemia,” Halbgewachs said.
“I feel like being able to help other children reconnect with (their childhood) and just giving them opportunities to make it less unfortunate is something I’m definitely interested in doing.”
Halbgewachs is coming up on 10 years of remission in July.
The “hope baskets” are filled with gifts like craft supplies, LEGO and plushies.
“We did a couple fundraisers. We did a couple bake sales to raise funds for this project and then we pretty much did the shopping (Wednesday) and we’re taking it and delivering it to the Allan Blair Cancer Centre for the children in the pediatric ward,” she said.
Luther’s annual Service Day is an event where students volunteer for a service project of their choice within the community.
“Service Day means an opportunity to help people and just to get out in the community and really connect with other people,” Halbgewachs said.
Luther principal Mark Anderson said the day is a great way for kids to learn the rewards, privileges and responsibilities of serving other people.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing how many of them carry on with some of these service projects once they’re out of high school and incorporating them into their adult lives,” Anderson said.
Another group of students ran a car wash to raise funds that will go towards organizations in El Salvador.
Starting at 8:30 a.m., the students washed the cars of teachers who signed up.
“We wanted to do something outside and kind of summery but then also something fun that we could help teachers out (with) that is maybe something that is hard to do on their own,” said Grade 12 student Annika Drummond.
“It’s been fun so far,” added Grade 12 student Mila Carleton. “We were worried about the weather but it turned out to be pretty nice (and) not too windy. I think we’ve got our technique down, so I’d say the insides (of the car) are pretty clean.”