KNOTS OF HOPE ON RADIO DISNEY
High Schoolers Support Children and Families at Miami Children's Hospital
MIAMI - In an early
morning session, March 19th, on Radio Disney (990 AM) the girls of
Knots of 
Hope (KOH) talked about their experience beading bracelets with Miami
Children’s Hospital families and shared the new exciting ways they will partner
with Miami Children’s.
KOH was
founded by Priscilla Suzal-Wright, an IB student at Coral Reef Senior High School and avid community
service volunteer, joined by a group of loyal friends equally committed to
serving the community.
Schools
represented include: Miami Coral Reef Senior High, Southwest Miami Senior High,
Terra Environmental Research Institute Senior High School, John A. Ferguson
Senior High and Miami
Killian Senior
High School.
KOH has
flourished with friends bonding while giving back to the community. By
designing, producing and selling colorful, fashionable and charming hand-made
string beaded “knots of hope” bracelets, the girls have come together for a
cause that is close to their hearts.
Making the
KOH bracelets provides the MCH children a chance to have fun, to escape and to
forget their own troubles. As membership continues to grow, the KOH volunteers
entertain patients while providing them with the materials needed to create
their own personal bead jewelry. This activity began with monthly playroom
visits. Now KOH offers its services as part of MCH’s Bedside Buddies, a program
dedicated to bring comfort, smiles and hope to patients unable to leave their
room. The groups also participates in special holiday events at Miami
Children’s Hospital’s West Kendall Outpatient Center, hosts monthly
celebrations and provides ongoing activities to promote community awareness on
the importance of bone marrow donation and transplantation as well as
supporting the patients and families at Miami Children’s Hospital.
To learn more about Knots of Hope, visit their Facebook page.