View Comments It’s a special job to care for hospital patients, especially during a pandemic, and a foundation is asking for community help to thank local health care workers for doing just that. Ascension St. John Foundation, which raises funds for Michigan Ascension hospitals, is launching a Caring for our Heroes campaign and will hold an appreciation event for Ascension River District Hospital employees Thursday, said Lorraine Owczarek, the foundation's chief development officer. She said during the pandemic people have made posters and sent cards to hospitals to show their appreciation for health care workers, but sometimes smaller hospitals like Ascension River District Hospital get missed.