ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
HOSTS BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY
Photo courtesy of SJEH
TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | SEPT. 11-SEPT. 17, 2020 9
BY QNS STAFF
Every year for the past four
years, St. John’s Episcopal
Hospital has hosted a back to
school event with vendors,
games and music. To prevent
the spread of COVID-19, the
Far Rockaway hospital reimagined
the festival to make
sure children were still provided
for in the weeks before
the beginning of the school
year.
The hospital hosted the
Community Wellness and
Back to School celebration by
staggering attendance, providing
500 children with school
supplies, hand sanitizers, face
masks and thermometers on
Thursday, Sept. 3.
“While we’re still faced
with these challenging
times, we wanted to push
forward and host this event
for the benefit of the community,
especially the children.
Back to school is always an
exciting time for kids and
we wanted to continue to be
a part of that excitement,”
said Renee Hastick-Motes,
the vice president of external
affairs at St. John’s.
“Healthcare is the best back
to school supply.”
In addition to distributing
essential back to school items,
St. John’s provided children
with health visits on site.
The money to purchase the
grab-and-go school items was
made possible by donations
from hospital staff, community
members, and companies
and organizations including
The Wave, CVS, Target, Cut
the Red Tape for Heroes, BIC
Corporation, Ridgewood Savings
Bank and the St. John’s
Episcopal Hospital Auxiliary,
the hospital said.
“In everything that we do,
we always have the community’s
best interest at heart,”
said Jerry Walsh, the hospital’s
chief executive officer.
“We were determined to continue
our mission especially
during these trying times.
And, by seeing the smiles on
the faces of families and children
I believe that we were
able to make a positive impact
on their lives.”
For their next charitable effort,
St. John’s is raising funds
to purchase Chromebooks for
local students. Donations in
support of their effort can be
made at ehs.org/schoolsupply.
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