The Inspiring Young Heroes of Team Karma
The Inspiring Young Heroes of Team Karma
Radhika Goyal, grade 7 student at Morning Star Public School has been a torch bearer for the Karma since her 11th birthday. She has beenleading a crocheting club at her school to raise funds and awareness for Amar Karma.
Incidentally, at one of the monthly meetings, members at Amar Karma were discussing about the dire need for an office space, for which economic sources were not sufficient. Radhika Goyal was part of the meeting, and decided that she would help out to create funds that were needed for the Karma Team to have a home.
The young volunteer Goyal has been busy crocheting baby booties and hats to donate to the campaign called The Cord of Love, which raises awareness about the importance of umbilical cord blood at the birth of a baby. Radhika had just finished her grade 5 at Marvin Heights School, Malton. Radhika has since been proving to be an inspiration for the members of Amar Karma and many others around her.
When asked about how she got the money to buy yarn, she responded, “My birthday was in July, and I got 50 dollars from my grand-parents, I bought the yarn with all of it because I want to make lots of booties and hats to raise funds for my karma team to get an office for us.” Radhika Goyal spent many hours of her summer break crocheting for a cause that still needs tremendous attention from people.
Radhika Goyal has involved many students in the campaign and her efforts have been recognized by the Members of Provincial Parliament. Goyal has also won the Karma Volunteer of Year Award for the year 2017.
*Please note: Umbilical cord blood stems cells can be used in the treatment of nearly 80 diseases, including a wide range of cancers, genetic diseases, and blood disorders. In a cord blood transplant, stem cells are infused into a patient's bloodstream where they go to work healing and repairing damaged cells and tissue.
