On Thursday, February 26, 2015, representatives of the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper visited St. Anthony of Padua School in Camden to accept a gift of 65 handmade “Heart Hug” pillows to be given to hospitalized children.
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Michael H. Goodman, MD, Chief and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, thanks the St. Anthony students on behalf of the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper.
The “Heart Hug” pillow project was initiated by Linda Burns, an art teacher at St. Anthony of Padua School, as a way for students and their families to engage in community service. All of the materials were donated, and students in grades 6, 7 and 8, along with their families, were enlisted to help create each unique heart pillow. In past years, pillows have been donated to children’s hospitals in Philadelphia and Delaware. This year, the school chose the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper as the recipient as a way to give back to children in their own community.
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Three St. Anthony’s students along with School Principal Mary Burke, PhD, and art teacher Linda Burns present the pillows: (l to r after the students) Brittany Spaeth, Child Life Coordinator; Robyn Harvey, Executive Director of Women & Children’s Institute; Mary Burke, PhD, and Michael H. Goodman, MD, Chief and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics; and Linda Burns