Relief Society Service Project with Kentlands Ward

On Wednesday, April 29, the Kentlands Ward Relief Society sisters invited our branch Relief Society sisters to participate in a service project at the chapel. That night about 35 sisters, including 6 of our branch sisters, sewed 75 canvas bags to hang by the bedside of the children with terminal or serious diseases at The Children's Inn at NIH.

The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health is a residential "place like home" for sick children and their families. Children come from across the country and around the world to stay together with their families in The Inn’s healing environment while receiving groundbreaking medical treatments at the NIH, the world’s leading biomedical research center. While the NIH takes care of the child’s medical needs, The Inn tends to the child’s heart, soul and spirit. (From the web site for The Children's Inn at NIH)

In addition to the canvas bags, the sisters were busy that night packing magazines, bookmarks, and pencils for the children. They also made specially decorated cupcakes. All of the goodies were delivered to The Children's Inn at NIH the next day. We thank the Kentlands Ward for their invitation of our sisters to this meaningful event and look forward to future Relief Society activities with their ward.