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The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart |
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A GENEROUS
GESTURE — Representatives of the St. Mary Medical
Center Foundation and the Charity Golf Tournament gather around the
Jester & Pharley Smile Cart and The Jester's Mom to talk about the
benefits of the mobile toy chest on wheels. The Smile Cart is a gift
to the pediatrics unit from proceeds of the 10th Annual St. Mary Medical
Center Golf Tournament. From left are Bernie Jones; Sister Dennis; Dr.
Steven Jensen; John Wagner, president of the St. Mary Medical Center
Foundation; Dr. Vince Esposito; Rocky Suares, and Dr. Gig Given. "Being
able to donate the Smile Cart to the unit this year is especially rewarding
because it supports both the people in the unit and a wonderful organization,"
notes Charity Golf Tournament Chairman Dr. Esposito.
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OUR STORY
BEGINS — Barbara Saltzman, The Jester's Mom,
reads The Jester Has Lost His Jingle to patients, family, caregivers
and officers of the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation and Charity Golf
Tournament in Long Beach prior to the formal presentation of a Jester
& Pharley Smile Cart to Pediatrics from the Charity Golf Tournament.
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READY, SET
— Sister Theresa Dennis, Pediatric RN at St. Mary
Medical Center, gets ready to open the beribboned Jester & Pharley
Smile Cart as The Jester's Mom provides assistance. "The Charity
Golf Tournament is always a rewarding experience because it benefits
the children," notes Dr. Vincent Esposito, chairman of the Charity
Golf Tournament.
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SMILING
AT THE SMILE CART — Sister Theresa Dennis opens
the Jester & Pharley Smile Cart to reveal its bounty - a TV, VCR
and CD-radio-audio unit donated by Sony Medical Systems, along with
copies of David Saltzman's The Jester Has Lost His Jingle, Jester &
Pharley Dolls and Jester & Pharley Bookmarks for gifting to patients,
plus copies of 'The Jester Has Lost His Jingle' Curriculum Supplement
and The Jester & Pharley PhunBook for patient and staff use. "Thank
you so much," Sister Dennis says, acknowledging the generous gift
of the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation's Charity Golf Tournament.
"This will make such a difference to our patients."
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OPEN ARMS
— A young pediatric patient happily accepts a copy
of The Jester Has Lost His Jingle from Sister Dennis, as the Jester
& Pharley gifts from the Smile Cart are distributed to hospitalized
youngsters attending the presentation.
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FULL CART
— The Jester's Mom retrieves additional Jester
& Pharley Dolls and copies of The Jester Has Lost His Jingle for
patients gathered around for The Jester storytime and official presentation
of The Jester & Pharley Smile Cart to St. Mary Medical Center's
pediatrics unit. "It is our hope that the children will be able
to find comfort in the Smile Cart, which was created by an organization
dedicated to providing educational experiences that give every child
a sense of hope, a feeling of self-empowerment, a love of learning and
the joy of laughter," affirms Dr. Vincent Esposito, chairman of
the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation's Charity Golf Tournament, which
donated the Smile Cart.
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BRINGING SMILES —
Barbara Saltzman takes The Jester & Pharley to
the bedside of eight-year-old Jerry Gomez with The Jester & Pharley
Smile Cart donated by the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation's Charity
Golf Tournament. The Jester's Mom shares a hug with Jerry's mom, Claudia
Fajardo, as smiles fill the room while Barbara Saltzman reads The
Jester Has Lost His Jingle . The story's message - that laughter is
always inside us - is not lost on Fajardo and Jerry. Photos by Steven
Georges, courtesy of The Long Beach Press-Telegram. Used with permission. |
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Jester Home Page The Jester & Pharley Phund ™ P.O. Box 817 Palos Verdes, CA 90274 1-800-9-JESTER email: thejester13@cox.net About Us ~ Literacy & Outreach ~ Medical ~ Special Needs ~ Support & Endorsement ~ Sponsors~ Media ~ To Contribute ~ To Order The Jester & Pharley Phund is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation. Proceeds benefit ill and special needs children and literacy. Federal EIN #95-4785834 |
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