Pinewood Cares
Responding to COVID-19
Pinewood student sews face masks for hospice employees
Grade 7 student Sophia Yanzetich decided to sew face masks for her mother's hospice agency upon hearing about their mask shortage. Due to the shortage, not all clinical team members (RNs, CNAs, chaplains, social workers) have a mask. In this line of work, the entire team needs to be there for the patient, making masks important for all employees.
Sophia spent her spring break sewing masks and will continue as long as there is a need.
Pinewood student creates initiative to serve truck drivers during COVID-19
Grade 6 student Kiersten Cruse spent Spring Break serving others in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Recognizing a need to support local truck drivers who are tirelessly delivering vital goods, she approached her parents with the idea to create "blessing bags" containing snacks and water bottles for the drivers. Using donations from family and friends and even her own allowance, she and her mother have assembled and delivered bags (using safe distancing practices!) over the past few days.
When asked about the "why" behind her project, Kiersten replied, "It’s important to me because some drivers don’t get to go home to their families or stop to eat food."