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DVUSD student on mission to donate medical supplies

Eden Sapien’s Girl Scout project so far has collected $60K

A brother’s broken arm turned one Deer Valley Unified School District student into an advocate for under-resourced hospitals in need.

When Eden Sapien’s brother broke his arm, his doctor put him in a hinged brace — an item that cost the family’s insurance company hundreds of dollars. Once his arm healed, the family looked to donate the brace.

That’s where Eden, a 15-year-old sophomore at Sandra Day O’Connor High School, comes in.

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