Alli Miller is in fifth grade and loves to color and draw.Link to Channel 6 Interview of Alli
“It’s fun because it expresses your feelings, and most of the time, I like to do pink stuff because I’m really fashionable, and I love hot pink,” she said.
She likes it so much that she wanted to make sure every kid gets the same joy from coloring that she does.
“The Crayon Initiative is where I collect broken crayons, and I ship them to a company, and then they ship them to the hospitals around the country,” said Alli.
The crayons are made new again and also given a unique design, so they’re easy to grip and can’t roll off hospital trays.
Alli’s heard about what a hospital can be like because her friends got sick.
“So, I have 2 classmates who have been diagnosed with cancer, and I know spending a lot of time in a hospital can get a little bit boring, so I wanted to do something that I like to do…draw and color,” she said.