Hi! My name is Ellen Jin and I'm a senior at RBHS. I'm the Healthcare Hopes core leader and I do all things service, health and medicine for RBRO! Outside of school, I enjoy reading and crocheting!
If you are interested in helping others through medicine and service, this is the place for you! Our main purpose is to bring positivity and joy to all who need it. We are partnered with the Mizzou Healthcare Center and Boone Hospital to make cards, lead fundraisers and organize donation drives. Healthcare Hopes works with patients of all ages. Along with collecting monetary donations, we host drives throughout the year to gather as many basic necessities (blankets, socks, etc.) as possible to replenish supply stores. Along with drives at RBHS, we also have collection bases around town in locations such as Hy-Vee and the Grind.
During the holiday season we work to provide toys to children otherwise without, as well as vital items the hospital may run low on, through a school-wide drive. Over the course of the year, Healthcare Hopes makes hundreds of cards to give to patients to celebrate various holiday seasons.