Collecting Books

Every book counts!

Our new project for the Rescue Rangers is collecting books for hospitals. The two hospitals we are working on are the CHOP and DuPont. We are collecting slightly used and new books. It could be either adult or children books. We are giving the book to the hospitals so that the kids and adults who are sick there can have some company. There isn't much to do when you are sick, if you don't have books to read. Our goal was to collect 500 books in about two months. Since we already got more than 350 books we changed our goal to 1000 books. We will only be able to reach our goal if you right now go and search your house for unused books.

Martin Luther King Jr. Fun Facts! -Hana S. H.

Many people know about Martin Luther King Jr. He is famous for be a civil rights activist, and standing up for what he believed in. However, there are far more unknown and intriguing facts about him that the majority of people don't know.

• Everyone knows that King was assassinated in 1968. But did you know that he survived two other near-death experiences? First, when he was twelve, he jumped out of a second story window after learning that his grandmother had died. Secondly, a year before he actually died, a lady stabbed him with a letter opener.

• He had his honeymoon at a funeral parlor. No one died, but a friend offered to let him use it.

• Despite being a great public speaker, King got a C in public speaking for his first year.

Dr. King also has a lot of positive characteristics. He stood up for what he believed in, made a difference, and showed the world that the color of your skin doesn't change who you are. Like him, we all can make a difference, and the Rescue Rangers are doing just that. You can help us make a difference too, by donating books that we can give to the Children Hospitals. Every little thing counts! Make a difference now, like Martin Luther King Jr. did in the past, and donate a book to brighten a child's day!

About Martin Luther King Jr by Adam Hubert.

 Martin Luther King Jr was a great leader. I read about him. He died  on  April 4, 1968. He was only 39 years  old! That was young.  While he was on a balcony, he got shot. He gave a speech " I have a dream......" He was an amazing person. He helped blacks and whites to live together side by side. He was a civil right activist. King was jailed 29 times. My favorite quote from him is "if you can't fly, then run, if you can't run, then walk, if you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." I hope to make a difference in the life of others like he did. We are doing a book drive for kids hospitals.  Please donate gently used books to us. We appreciated all your help.

Mariam Patel - ZF Rescue Ranger 2014 Report

I liked the CAN DO-er project because we had fun making stuff out of cans. I liked it when we made the well. We worked together as a team to build it. The boys tried to make Mario but it kept on falling. Instead they made a fence around the well. We made the well with a lot of cans and we put a bucket for the little thing that pulls up water. Once the judges came to see the well we gave the cans to the local food bank so that the needy people could have some. We also won the award for being the most creative team.

The rare disease day which my dad organized was also fun. I liked the skits that we made along with my friends. We learned about a few different diseases which are very rare. We did lots of research and we found that the names of the diseases were very difficult to spell and pronounce.

I also learned that it is nice to help people in need. And with a good team helping people can also be fun.

Mariam Patel
ZF Rescue Ranger

My year as a Rescue Ranger

I have been part of the Rescue Rangers team since 2013. Every year we do interesting projects. Here is a report on my 2014 projects. 

My favorite projects were the Rare Disease Awareness project and the ‘CAN Do-ers’. The Rare Disease Awareness Day was conducted on April 19^th. This year we also added the organ donation theme to the program since April is also called ‘Donate Life’ month. In the program we did many skits with my friends to raise awareness about special needs children. Also my dad shared a slideshow about my transplant journey.

For the ‘CAN DO-ers’ project we initially tried to make a Mario just like the game super smash bros but then we decided to make a fence around the well that the girls’ team had made.  All the cans were donated to the local food bank. To close the year, we did a winter coat campaign which ended on Dec 2^nd on the ‘Giving Tuesday’ Day.

In all these projects I learned that helping people is good for the people that you help and it is also good for us as we feel good after helping others. And working as a team was fun.

Yusuf Patel
ZF Rescue Ranger

Being A Rescue Ranger

Already, a year has past since we started the Rescue Rangers project! During that year I did a lot of projects, Philippines Typhoon Disaster, Indonesia Volcano Relief, Childrens Hospital, Candoers project, Giving the Gift of Cattles, and the Winter Campaign. We did many things for each of these projects. Like, bake sales, movie nights, and many more fun and interesting events. Like one unique one as we went to the farmers market and set up games and things to sell and we raised a lot of money from that. We also went to Boscovs a few times. I crocheted a blanket and auctioned it, to raise money for the Childrens Hospital. It bid up to around $60. Also all the other members one their own helped the needy, during this year. I learned a lot more and hope to continue. 

what a year for Rescue Rangers by Adam H.

          I am fortunate that I am a part of the Rescue Rangers. I am an active member. I have helped raise money for the poor. We held events at the ZF center so we can bring people in to help support us. The Can-doers met to build a well out of food cans. We collected a lot of cans to feed the hungry  in Delaware for the food bank. We had so much fun building the well. We couldn't have done it without friends helping us. A lot of  people came to our movie events. I helped make a skit with my sister. We had an opportunity  to bring people in so they can come to support us. I learned a lot by being part of the Rescue Rangers. I learned about countries such as Philippines, Indonesia, India, Ethiopia and so much more. I got to go to a hospital in Philadelphia to help kids with rare diseases. My favorite part is the movie because I helped collect money. It made me feel responsible. I enjoy helping people. I look forward to doing more things in the future.