Wynnewood Siblings Honored at Cradles to Crayons’ Student Recognition Night

Siblings Maren and Carter Evans of Wynnewood (ages 12 and 6), were among the honored recipients of Cradles to Crayons’ Student Leader award. After volunteering at the Giving Factory with their parents, Maren & Carter were made aware of the ongoing need for new socks and underwear for the children served by Cradles to Crayons. They made a home video and asked their mom to share it on social media. Through their campaign, Maren and Carter were able to collect hundreds of new items for local children in need.

Pictured from left to right: Executive Director Michal Smith, siblings Carter and Maren Evans, Board member Rich Rumer.

The Cradles to Crayons mission and model allow the organization to inspire philanthropy by engaging youth in leadership roles and providing opportunities for service-minded students to have a direct impact on the lives of their less fortunate peers. The organization offers several programs under the “Children Helping Children” umbrella, including Independent Service Projects, school-based C2C Clubs, milestone celebrations and the Teen Leadership Corps, which is a competitive year-long program providing an opportunity for high school students to develop or improve organizational & leadership skills while supporting children in need. For more information about all of Cradles to Crayons’ programs, visit: www.cradlestocrayons.org/philadelphia .

About Cradles to Crayons

Cradles to Crayons launched in 2002 and has operations in Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The nonprofit provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive—at home, at school, and at play. They supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities that have with communities that need. Cradles to Crayons mobilizes communities of plenty on behalf of communities of need, recycling and reusing high-quality children’s goods and engaging thousands of youth and adults in tangible service activities each year that benefit local children. For more information go to www.cradlestocrayons.org.

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