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Students at Stórutjarnaskóli donate a beautiful gift to the pediatric ward

11th May 2026

Last autumn, students in the 5th and 6th grades at Stórutjarnaskóli took part in the Children’s Literature Festival, where they wrote and created their own books.

The books were then sold in December alongside works by students from other schools. The students decided that the proceeds from the sale of their books, amounting to just over ISK 300,000, would be donated to the pediatric ward at Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri. In addition, the students wanted to donate one copy of each book to the ward, hoping that patients would enjoy reading them.

Gestur Guðrúnarson, Service Manager at SAk, visited the students and accepted this wonderful gift on behalf of the pediatric ward at SAk:

“It was truly a pleasure to visit Stórutjarnaskóli and meet these outstanding students. This is genuinely a wonderful gift, and we at the hospital are very grateful for it.”