Pallavi Rao

I recently completed a community service project called “Totes for Hope,” where I provided bags to wheelchair-bound residents in local nursing homes. Many people do not realize that many patients do not have places on their wheelchair to hold personal items. The bags would make life a little easier for such patients by providing a convenient way to hold items as they focus on their health. I raised money through my Go Fund Me and also collaborated with local tailors in India to create the bags to help boost the local economy in the less wealthy parts of India. I gave out the first 70 bags this past summer, and it was so enriching to see the patients’ reactions to receiving them, and hear them share their stories and experiences.