Editing Hospital volunteer (section)

==History==
Candy Stripers originated as a high-school civics class project in [[East Orange, New Jersey]], in 1944. The uniforms were sewn by the girls in the class from material provided by the teacher &ndash; a red-and-white-striped fabric known as "[[Candy stripe (fabric)|candy stripe]]". The students chose East Orange General Hospital as the home for their class project.<ref>Oral History with Adele Marie McCain, née Huck, a student in the class, October 1986{{Original research inline|date=June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title=Volunteer Opportunities
| url=http://www.evh.org/dyn/_volunteering.aspx
| work=East Orange General Hospital
| date=2008
| location=East Orange, New Jersey
| access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref>

Red Cross pins and patches were also worn on the uniforms indicating completion of required Red Cross training.

Usually a hospital sponsored either Candy Striper or Blue Teen volunteers but not both.