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Elle Project Gives Books to Pediatric Patients

Elle Project Gives Books to Pediatric Patients
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By WestKyStar & Mercy Health Staff
Feb. 15, 2019 | PADUCAH
By WestKyStar & Mercy Health Staff Feb. 15, 2019 | 04:34 PM | PADUCAH
Mercy Health Foundation – Lourdes has partnered with the Elle Project to provide books for pediatric patients in the hospital. The program has been active in southern Illinois hospitals and has now expanded to include Mercy Health. The Elle Project started in 2016 after the founder’s fourth child was stillborn. 

“When we left the hospital, we received an unexpected gift from a stranger,” says Christi Kearns, Elle Project Founder. “We were touched by this compassionate gesture and decided we would like to give back and spread the same kind of hope to others, particularly, sick children.”
The Elle Project has donated 50 books to Mercy Health. They will be used by pediatric patients receiving care in many departments, including the emergency room and hospice center.

“The Foundation is proud to collaborate with the Elle Project,” says Jessica Toren, Mercy Health Foundation – Lourdes President. “These books will provide comfort to our youngest patients at Mercy Health.”

If your group or department would like to donate and support this program, contact Jessica Toren at jtoren@mercy.com.
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