Stellar Foundation brightens holidays for critically ill children
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (December 18, 2009) – The Stellar Foundation, the corporate giving division of Stellar, a design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, gathered holiday gifts and distributed them to critically ill children and their families. 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 fourth 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 75 patients and family members. The gifts were dropped off December 15 and ranged from clothing to video games.
“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.
Photo caption: Stellar employee Brande Wester and her co-workers drop gifts off at the Community PedsCare offices (see attachment).
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 a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction and mechanical services worldwide. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Stellar has extensive successful project experience in the food, commercial, office, automotive, educational, healthcare, institutional, hospitality and industrial markets. The company employs more than 700 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.stellar.net.