On Thursday, May 7th, Ranken Jordan will participate in Give STL Day, a 24-hour online fundraising event to support non-profits in the Greater St. Louis area. We are grateful for the St. Louis Community Foundation’s leadership in proceeding with Give STL Day, as well as to the Berges Family Foundation for being the Give STL Day presenting sponsor. Our hearts go out to everyone across the world afflicted directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whitney Nolden, a dietary cook at Ranken Jordan, passed the big fish onto Stephen Ogero who is part of our wonderful facilities team. Stephen is a hard worker who enjoys meeting the needs of others. He is patient, kind and thoughtful to everyone he encounters and is a shining example of Ranken Jordan’s FISH philosophy that includes Play, Make Their Day and Choose Your Attitude.
Creating fun for the kids at Ranken Jordan looks a little bit different these days as we do our best to protect our community from COVID-19. Trinity Bennett, who is on the Board for All Abilities STL and has her own small businesses, knew our kids could use some use some entertainment and offered to pull out some of her tricks to put a smile on their faces, from a distance, of course. Each year, Ranken Jordan partners with All Abilities STL to offer an inclusive trick or treating opportunity for the community, and from that experience, Trinity knew she was the perfect person to offer her services to entertain our fragile community. Before we knew it, a dinosaur appeared in our windows, dancing and showing messages for the children and staff at Ranken Jordan.
KSDK: Ranken Jordan keeping coronavirus away from fragile children
Nearly half of all patients at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital are already on a ventilator
How We Can All Save Lives Together: Like many things in life, your actions today have ripple effects. You could save countless lives simply by staying home right now, as required by St. Louis City and County and many of the surrounding counties. Sure, it’s inconvenient. But it also makes all the difference to the vulnerable children with medically complex needs at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital.