This year, St. Augustine had a Lenten Initiative that focused on collecting items for McMaster Children’s Hospital. Currently, there are 100 children who are receiving care at the hospital, and with the leadership of Mrs. Theresa Runions and several Student Council reps, we were able to collect about 600 items and $100 in gift cards. These items were used to add extra joy to the lives of the children and families currently in their care. Items we collected:
- Non-toxic markers
- Pencil crayons
- Crayons
- Colouring books
- Play-Doh
- Kinetic Sand
- Fisher Price Little People
- Princess/Super Hero Figures
- Hot Wheels Cars
- Sketchbooks
- Picture Books
- Young Adult Chapter Books
- Board Games
- Small Lego Sets/Packages
- Puzzles (wooden and/or large pieces)
- Imagination/dramatic play toys (ex. Play food, kitchen play sets, animals, dinosaurs)
- Craft Kits (non-toxic)
- Dolls/Barbies
- Infant rattles
- Train Sets
- Teen Activity Books (ex., Sudoku, crosswords, etc.)
A special shout-out to Mr. Joe DaSilva (custodian), who drove all the items down to Hamilton. It was a beautiful way for our students and their families to practice almsgiving during the Lenten season. Thank you to every family who donated.
