When Stephen Decatur High School senior Samantha Stephan, pictured above, watched her 3-year-old cousin battle childhood leukemia, she knew that she wanted to do something to help the thousands of families who visit St. Jude’s Research Hospital every year. That calling came in the form of a toy drive for children, from infancy to age 19. The end result was the collection of 11 cases of various gifts collected in just three weeks. Stephan, who is a member of both the service organization, Connections, and the National Honor Society, advertised the drive throughout the school and was delighted by the response. Toys were specifically chosen per the medical conditions of the children from a prescribed list. The bountiful collection will be picked up by trucks sent by the Childhood Cancer Family Fund. Submitted Photo