Rachel’s Care Packs
Rachel’s Care Packs is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making care packs for children and their families. Rachel’s Care Packs started in July of 2015 by Rachel. She recognized that laughter and smiling were the best kind of medicine. Rachel deals with chronic illnesses herself that have resulted in numerous hospital stays. Rachel started this to try to promote happiness. To date, Rachel’s Care Packs has sent over four hundred care packs across the world. The program right now focuses on local families in Wisconsin as well as their child and sibling(s). Each child and their family receives an individualized care pack that reflects their likes, wants, or needs.
Rachel’s Care Packs originally started in July of 2015, with the broad perspective that no matter where a child is in the United States, they can apply to receive a package. After a year, Rachel opened it to anyone in the world, from places like Canada, Australia, and the Philippines. This continued on, but Rachel did not feel like she was not making the difference that she intended to make. She loved creating care packs with general toys, games, and books; sending them out; and receiving pictures. In the beginning of the Fall of 2019, Rachel specialized with local Wisconsin families to enrich herself in her community. Being able to particularize care packages opened up a multitude of opportunities. Frequently, Rachel goes down to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin as well as the Ronald McDonald house to deliver packages.
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