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Monday, April 29, 2024

Hillcrest collecting tabletop Christmas trees for patients

Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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Hillcrest collecting tabletop Christmas trees for patients
Hillcrest collecting tabletop Christmas trees for patients

THEIR PRIDE AND CELEBRATEHANUKKAH.THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING ALIVEAT HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER'SCOVID UNIT.PATIENTS THERE ARE BATTLINGTHIS VIRUS... KEPT AWAY FROMFAMILY AND FRIENDS... WHICH CANBE LONELY.NOW - A REGISTERED NURSE WANTSTO CHANGE ALL THAT... SPREADINGSOME CHRISTMAS CHEER - AND HOPE- IN THE FORM OF A LITTLE TREE.NATE BOONE/RN HILLCREST MEDICALCENTER"we just wanted to help bringsome Christmas cheer to peoplewho are isolated in their rooms"SO NATE AND HIS WIFE HAD THEIDEA..TO PLACE SOME CHRISTMAS TREES INTHE ROOMS OF COVID PATIENTS.."I think probably one of thehardest things is the isolationfor people....Just this small expression witha little Christmas tree in theirroom I think will make adifference for them.NATE AND HIS WIFE ASKED FORPEOPLE TO DONATE TABLE CHRISTMASTREES... BOY DID PEOPLE ANSWERTHE CALL..MIRIAM BOONE/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORONE HOPE TULSAOriginally we were hoping toprovide 100 trees, but there'sbeen so much support that we're,as many trees as we get we'regonna get them into the rooms ofpatients who were by themselvesthis holiday season.THURSDAY THEY SPENT PART OF THEDAY PACKING AND GETTING THETREES READY FOR DELIVERY"just thankful for people who'vealready participated it's been areal blessing to see people joinin on this,IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE...THEY HAVE AN AMAZON WISH LIST

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