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Seasonal & Holidays

Lourdes “Share and Care” Event Brings Gifts to Families in Need

81 local families in need adopted for the holidays

Employees within multiple departments at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, physicians and friends of the hospital recently “adopted” 81 local families in need for the holidays. The gifts bought for each family were gathered, blessed and prepared for delivery at Lourdes’ 28th annual “Share and Care” event. Santa also made a special appearance. To date, more than 2,000 families have been helped.

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Photo#1 – Santa Claus makes an appearance at Lourdes’ Share and Care event.

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Photo#2 – Before the Share and Care event, gifts are placed in the pews of the
chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center where they are blessed and prepared for delivery.

Photo#3 –Erica Bupp, of LHS Health Network, Lourdes’ accountable care organization (ACO), sings Ave Maria at Lourdes’ Share and Care event.

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