Hi! my name Is Mekalia I am a 17 year old junior in high school. Duck and Donate is a charity that wants to help as many people as possible. 100% of our proceeds are donated to those in need.For two years I focused on helping the 170,000 child patients cared for each year at Boston Children's hospital, which includes my younger sister, Reaghan. At the age of five she was diagnosed with a serious brain condition called Chiari Malformation, which threatens to leave permanent neurological damage as well as death in some cases. We were fortunate to have had doctors like the ones in children's hospital to catch it early and perform the operation she needed. She will always have Chiari, she could need another surgery, and that's what sparked my love for giving back and helping others.
I originally started just selling duck tape flower pens, inspired by the kids I hung out with in the craft room when I was at the hospital during my sisters recovery. However, now thanks to some very generous tape donations I have been able to expand to a dozen different kinds of wallets, new hairbows and flower hair clips, rings, and rainbow looms.
I have raised hundreds of dollars for her hospital and will continue to do atleast one annual event to fundraise for them, but now, Duck and Donate is starting fresh finding new ways to help locally and hopefully nationally.
Duck and Donate Duck Tape crafts to raise money for those in need