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Georgia Southern Miracle gathers donations to give towards children’s hospital

This organization put together 'Spooktacular' bags for sick and injured children who will spend their Halloween in the Children's Hospital of Georgia.

On Oct. 18, the Georgia Southern Miracle organization’s president rallied the executive board and all members to bring donations of candy and small objects to fill spooky treat bags, which will be delivered to the Children's Hospital of Georgia for Halloween.

“This is acting as a service for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia,” president of GS Miracle, Caroline Rossiter, said. “These bags are going to be distributed through the Child Life Department, and it's just for the kids who don’t get to experience Halloween since they're sick in the hospital being treated for different things.”

Caroline Rossiter (R) packs treats into bag for delivery (Photo Credit: Kirsten VanBeverhoudt)

Rossiter states that trick or treat is a special part of a lot of kids' childhoods, and this is a way for the organization to extend that magic to the kids who would otherwise miss out on trick or treating while they're in the hospital.

Miracle at GSU is a student organization at Georgia Southern that raises money throughout the year for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta. Sponsors are a huge part of the organization, leading them to a record fundraising year, more than doubling their fundraising from the previous year. To date this year, they have raised $50,000. On the same day as this Halloween service project, they received their ninth sponsor.

Mary Margaret Baxley, GS Miracle Vice President, knew through her brother being a member that this was the organization for her to be a part of. She gave a description of all the treats that children will find in the goodie bags from Miracle.

“We have bags full of chocolate and peanut butter goodies,” Baxley said. “We have ones that if they are allergic to dairy and nuts that they can enjoy the sweet candy. If they're going into surgery or have feeding tubes, they can still go trick or treating, so we have pencils and fun little games they can play with.”

Closing this event with 145 bags, GS Miracle beat their count of last year, all in an effort to put smiles on children’s faces.

Their large scale fundraising events will be their "Chili Cook-off" in November and "Dance Marathon" in January 2023. If interested in supporting this organization, please click here.