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Households from throughout the borough gathered at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Kids in Bayside on Sunday, Oct. 27, for the annual “Monster Mash,” a Halloween-themed occasion aimed toward elevating important funds for kids with advanced medical wants.
The day featured music, video games, trunk-or-treat, raffles, a fancy dress contest, and a particular go to from Mr. Met, offering leisure for all ages whereas supporting St. Mary’s specialised applications and providers.
“Our Monster Mash is a chance to come back collectively as a neighborhood to assist the youngsters and households we serve and to have a good time the start of fall,” stated Dr. Edwin Simpser, President and CEO of St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Kids. “The funds raised at this 12 months’s occasion will go immediately towards enhancing the care and providers that permit our younger sufferers to thrive, and we’re extremely grateful to everybody who made this occasion so successful.”
Funds raised from the occasion will go immediately towards enhancing long-term and rehabilitative care supplied by St. Mary’s.
As one of many few healthcare techniques within the nation devoted to serving youngsters with advanced medical situations, St. Mary’s has been a lifeline for New York’s most critically unwell and injured youngsters for over 150 years. The healthcare system operates an in-patient hospital facility in Bayside and gives residence care providers and neighborhood applications, making certain complete assist for households and their youngsters.
Since its founding within the 1870s, St. Mary’s has led the way in which in pediatric healthcare, providing specialised rehabilitation, academic applications, and life-sustaining care for kids with medically advanced situations. The “Monster Mash” occasion introduced the neighborhood collectively in celebration and demonstrated the shared dedication to serving to younger sufferers thrive towards difficult odds.
