MOOSE JAW — One young entrepreneur is looking to make a difference by supporting the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital through a small enterprise she created alongside her grandmother with the motto “Making a difference, one scrub at a time.”
Twelve-year-old Sydney Eberle and her grandmother Barb have been creating body scrubs for the past two years and are donating proceeds to charities in Moose Jaw including the Moose Jaw Health Foundation. In late January she made her second donation to the hospital through her enterprise, Simply Scrubs, in the amount of $200.
“Sydney is quite the young entrepreneur, and she, along with her grandma, made these scrubs and all the funds raised are going to pediatrics to help kids,” said Kelly McElree, the Health Foundation’s director.
Eberle was neither a former patient at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital, nor was she connected to the unit through a friend or relative. Her motivation, McElree explained, was simply to help out.
“The nice thing is, (this was) quite the morale boost for staff when they work with sick children all the time. When they see a young child just wanting to help out, it really is inspiring to them. It makes them feel wonderful,” he said.
Her mother, Catherine Guillaume-Eberle, said her daughter chose to donate to the children’s ward “because she heard they needed new specialized beds for patients and wanted to make sure patients get the help they need.”
She’s also no stranger to the idea of giving back through charity. Eberle has donated to the Health Foundation once before and made two donations to the Moose Jaw Humane Society through its .
“She… donated to the Moose Jaw Humane Society… because she loves animals and wants to help them out too,” Guillaume-Eberle said.
One of Eberle’s customers was so impressed by her efforts that she chose to double the amount of her donation and forward this to the Foundation as well, McElree noted.
“Sydney’s inspiring generosity is a shining example of how one person’s passion can positively impact many lives,” reads a statement written by the Moose Jaw Health Foundation.
McElree noted that Eberle’s commitment to giving back reflects a broader spirit of generosity that defines the community of Moose Jaw.
“That’s one of the great things about Moose Jaw as a community… everyone pitches in and helps out where they can for so many causes within our community,” said McElree. “And we’re very, very thankful that Sydney chose the pediatrics unit to help make a difference.”
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