Bridgeport, WV—Glen Falls Baptist Church in Clarksburg continues a tradition of giving
back to the community by participating in The Jared Box Project with a donation to
United Hospital Center (UHC). The mission of the Jared Box Project is to entertain and
put a smile on children’s faces.
Each box contains small gifts, toys, games, crayons, coloring books, and fun activities
selected for a specific age and gender assembled by individuals or groups. Glen Falls
Baptist Church delivered more than 30 of these plastic, shoe-sized storage boxes to
UHC.
“We are honored that Glen Falls Baptist Church has selected UHC for the Jared Box
donation,” said Kaitlyn Layman, LPN. “A stay in the hospital can be a traumatic
experience for young children and these boxes will provide countless hours of fun, as it
is a great diversion from their illness.”
The Jared Box Project, a nonprofit organization, started in 2001 to honor its namesake,
Jared McMullen. This brave 5-year-old boy fought brain cancer and carried a backpack
filled with toys to all his appointments. He gladly shared his toys with other children.
“This donation is just extraordinary,” said Lauren Whitehair, LPN. “We certainly
appreciate the church group’s willingness to help bring a smile to a child during their
hospital stay.”
Although Jared’s battle ended in 2000, his inspiration lives on through the kindness and
generosity of others as they make Jared Boxes in his honor. What was intended as a
one-time project has grown into a nonprofit that reaches into the hearts of children with
a plastic shoe box filled with well wishes, hope, and love.