When Studying a Hero Makes You a Hero

When 6-year-old Claire Stewart was given the task of learning and writing about a hero, she chose Clara Barton. Little did the Corpus Christi, TX, kindergartener know that she, in turn, would become a Red Cross hero, herself. Claire, the oldest of the three daughters of Elizabeth and David Stewart, attends St. James Episcopal School. Her teacher challenged her with an assignment to research and write four facts about someone they consider a hero. Perhaps it was because their first names are similar, but Claire chose Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. “She didn’t know that [Clara] worked for the American Red Cross,” said her mother Elizabeth. “But I think she found a similarity in her name and went for it.” “And went for it” she did! Working with her parents, Claire prepared her report. Part of her research involved going to a Red Cross Coastal Bend Chapter office. When Claire toured the facility with her father, she was most impressed by the “white buckets.” “They have a bucket with all the supplies,” Claire said. “You need to clean your house after a disaster.” When Claire suggested to her father that they should donate money to the Red Cross, he said he wasn’t carrying any cash, but would donate online when they got home. Not wanting to wait, Claire pulled out $20 of birthday money from her purse and promptly made her donation. She did it because she wanted to help the Red Cross help others. “That was the sweetest thing,” Eliza...
Source: Red Cross Chat - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Disaster History american red cross clara barton Disaster Response Red Cross history texas Texas Gulf Coast Source Type: news