Stellar Foundation brightens holidays for critically ill children
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (December 13, 2011) – The Stellar Foundation, the corporate-giving division of Stellar, an architecture, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, gathered holiday gifts and distributed them to critically ill children and their families on December 13, 2011. The gifts were given to patients and families at Community PedsCare, a Community Hospice of Northeast Florida program, which provides care and support to children with life-threatening conditions and their families.
This is the Stellar Foundation’s fifth year partnering with Community PedsCare for its holiday adopt-a-child program. Each year, Stellar employees volunteer to anonymously “adopt” a Community PedsCare family member and purchase items based on a list of pre-requested gifts. This Christmas, the program provided the organization with presents for over 80 patients and family members. The gifts are based on lists provided by the children which range from clothing, video games, and toys.
“Even in a down economy, our employees continue to give because these families are so close to all of our hearts,” said Allison Korman, Stellar’s director of corporate marketing and public relations. “We want these families to have a joyful holiday season that’s more about fun and family than doctors and hospital beds, and starting this program was the Stellar Foundation’s way of helping contribute to that goal.”
The Stellar Foundation is a longstanding Community PedsCare partner, and is a proud sponsor of the organization’s annual “Halloween Doors and More” celebration, among other events.
About Community PedsCare
Community PedsCare was established by Community Hospice of Northeast Florida in collaboration with Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Nemours Children’s Clinic and the University of Florida. The program, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is a pediatric palliative and hospice program for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Community PedsCare offers in-hospital and in-home medical, nursing, psychosocial, spiritual, volunteer and other services to support, comfort and care for children and their families. For more information, visit www.communityhospice.com.
About the Stellar Foundation
At Stellar, construction is more than the bricks and mortar of great buildings – it is about laying the foundation for opportunity. The mission of the Stellar Foundation is to build communities, developing an environment that supports stronger families and promotes a cycle of giving that stretches from the company’s backyard to communities around the world. For more information, visit www.thestellarfoundation.org.
About Stellar
Stellar is an architecture, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm. Using a fully integrated approach, Stellar’s team of more than 600 people worldwide create award-winning food and beverage processing plants; refrigerated warehouses; distribution centers; commercial, institutional and military facilities; and industrial refrigeration, mechanical, thermal, cooling and power systems. In addition to its Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters, Stellar operates 12 support locations throughout the United States and has offices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, China and Puerto Rico. The company also serves Central and South America, Europe and India. For more information, visit www.stellar.net.