Kinley Strohl knows all too well what it’s like to spend time at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and what a great attention-diverter the craft cart can be! Kinley was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2011 when she was 6 and the crafts were the favorite part – helping her get through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. She’s 12 now and doing GREAT! And although she’s no longer a patient, she never forgets those that are still being treated there.
Kinley decided to create “Kinley’s Krafts!” Kinley’s Krafts collects both monetary and crafting donations and delivers craft supplies to the kids on the Hematology/Oncology and Transplant floors. As her Rising Stars nominator, Aunt Vickie, said, “For such a young lady she has already mastered the paying-it-forward mentality.”
And THAT is what being a Sunny 95 Rising Star is all about…young people in our community that already recognize a need and are serving that need…while they’re still just kids. Kinley, we’re so proud of you and honored to have you as part of our Class of 2018 honorees! Congratulations!
You can also find out more by visiting Kinley’s Krafts on Facebook.