enCourage Kids Foundation Honoring Healthcare Heroes
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NEW YORK, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Exactly one year after the cancellation of the 35
th Anniversary Gala Celebration of the enCourage Kids Foundation (EKF) and one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, EKF is celebrating its hospital partners and dedicated doctors, nurses, child life specialists, social workers and other healthcare professionals through the foundation s online fundraising effort with the goal of raising $1 million.
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Through its Honoring Healthcare Heroes Campaign, EKF will be highlighting stories of individuals in the healthcare industry who faced the past year and every day with courage and resilience and who make an immeasurable impact on the lives of their patients and families. The Pediatric Healthcare Hero Honorees are Meghan Kelly, Child Life Program Director - Children s Hospital at Montefiore;
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Stripes® Stores raised $197,000 through its in-store charitable fundraising campaign for Driscoll Children’s Hospital to benefit the children and youth of South Texas.
Due to COVID-19, the Driscoll Children’s Hospital campaign, which usually takes place in April, took place in November 2020. The funds benefited Driscoll Children’s Hospital specialty clinics in Corpus Christi, Victoria, the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Eagle Pass, and Del Rio.
Driscoll’s Child Life Specialists help decrease stress and anxiety felt by children and families during their hospital experience, which starts with creating a place just for them. The Stripes Child Life playroom and teen lounge offer a place for children, teens and families to enjoy a sense of normalcy. The 12 specialists and four assistants provide procedural support and often use play as a coping strategy to assist patients.
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