By Hannah Dunckel and Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief—
MUNCIE, IN—Remember Holidays at Gresham, the holiday season fundraiser held by Meridian Health Services?
Well, tomorrow, February 11 at 12:30 p.m., Meridian is hosting a check presentation at Meridian’s Suzanne Gresham Center and Child Advocacy Center located at 3620 W. White River Blvd., Muncie, IN 47304.
Meridian Health Services leadership will present the Suzanne Gresham Center and Child Advocacy Center team with a check far exceeding the initial goal to support Hope and Healing Comfort Kits and additional children and family programs.
Donations were collected beginning on Giving Tuesday, December 3, and throughout the holiday season online and at Holidays at Gresham, Meridian’s drive-thru light exhibit.
The check presentation is open to the public.
For nearly 17 years, Meridian has worked with children who have experienced trauma, whether it be from any form of abuse (i.e., physical, sexual, or emotional), neglect, substance use, domestic violence, or other harmful situations through its Child Advocacy Center in Muncie, Ind. Donations were collected to provide 400 Hope and Healing Comfort Kits to give children as they come through the center. The kits include a blanket, teddy bear, hygiene items, and other age-appropriate activity items to help the healing begin. Additional funds raised will go directly to support children and family programs provided through the Suzanne Gresham Center in Muncie.
Learn more about the Child Advocacy Center and the children and family programs provided at the Suzanne Gresham Center at www.MeridianHS.org. Donations are accepted year-round to support Meridian programs at https://donate.meridianhs.org/. More information on the Hope and Healing Comfort Kit Fundraiser can be found at https://donate.meridianhs.org/campaigns/hope-and-healing/.
MuncieJournal.com will be at the event and we will announce the check amount in the afternoon.
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About Meridian Health Services
Meridian Health Services is a regional, progressive, not-for-profit healthcare system. Meridian specializes in “whole-person” health by integrating physical, mental and social well-being programs to nearly 45,000 patients per year. With 57 facilities and offices throughout Indiana, Meridian offers a wide spectrum of healthcare specialties including primary medical care, pediatrics, pharmacy, internal medicine, inpatient/outpatient psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, dental, urgent care, addictions and recovery, children and family programming, behavioral health and human services.
