There’s nothing like a new toy to brighten a child’s day. For a sick or injured child at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley, toys also bring a sense of comfort – momentarily taking a child outside the walls of their hospital room to help them feel like a kid again.
Brookfield woman honors daughter’s memory with annual toy drive
The family and friends of Rachel Baker continue to fulfill her wishes of lifting children’s spirits even four years after she passed away at age 21.
Judy Baker organizes an annual toy drive in her hometown of Brookfield, Ohio, in honor of her daughter, who was studying to become a pediatric oncology nurse at Youngstown State University two years after being diagnosed with leukemia.
