This year the St. Petersburg College Student Nurses Association (SNA) decided to kick off it’s Healthy Heart month by hosting a badge making event, held here at the St. Petersburg College Health Education Center. The event took place on February 5th and February 6th and was a great success! The Health Education Center students were able take a serious mental break from the books and get in touch with their creative side for a change. All students from the different disciplines were welcome to participate in designing their own personalized ID badge holder. A current nursing student described the event as “refreshing” and also stated, “this was a fun way to take a break away from all the stress of studying and allow us to have a moment to do something different”. By hosting this event the SNA was able to raise over $100 in donations, which was very much appreciated. These donations will go towards future activities hosted by the SNA, which includes the Pinning Ceremony which is just a few short months away on May 9th. The St. Petersburg College SNA is extremely thankful for all off the nursing students that took time out from their already busy schedules to volunteer and help make this event super special. The Association is also appreciative of students from other programs that joined forces to help support the cause. The SNA is on a roll and is definitely looking forward to hosting more badge making events in the near future. With March just around the corner the SNA can’t wait to step things up a bit to host the annual Be the Match event, which will allow both students and faculty to register to a national database that matches stem cell donors to recipients. All participating students will have a chance to win a prize, so come on out and have some fun! As we push through 2019, be sure to stay tuned in for more details on upcoming SNA events.