Pictured with members of Kent State University at Stark’s
Student Leadership and Allocations Board are Ashley
Brightbill, Kent State Stark student activities coordinator
(far left), along with Akron Children's Hospital's Kyle T.
Osco, who serves as department secretary of the Heart
Center (second from left), and Cindy Thompson, operations
manager of the Heart Center (far right).

Spending days, weeks or longer in a hospital bed can be miserable if you’re a kid. Members of Kent State University at Stark’s Student Leadership and Allocations Board did their part to make future patients’ stays more bearable. The organization collected and donated $400 to Akron Children’s Hospital’s Heart Center to provide movies for its DVD collection.

“Akron Children's Hospital depends on the generosity of our friends in the community as we strive to provide the finest medical care while providing a positive experience for our patients and their families," says Pam Holtz, director of the Office of Corporate Alliances for the hospital. "The generous donation from the Kent State Stark Student Leadership and Allocations Board to Akron Children's will be used to purchase items, such as DVDs, to entertain our patients during lengthy testing and procedures."

To learn more about Kent State Stark, visit www.kent.edu/stark.

For more information about Akron Children’s Hospital, visit www.akronchildrens.org.