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Glennon Guild: There for Glennon Kids When it Matters Most
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he Glennon Guild is a dynamic and driven women’s auxiliary with more than 300 members committed to the children and families of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. For more than 60 years, the Glennon Guild has worked to fulfill the hospital’s greatest needs through various fundraising and volunteer efforts. While 2020 presented the Glennon Guild with many obstacles to overcome, the women worked even harder to support Cardinal Glennon kids when it was needed most. This dedicated group of women altered their existing events and created new opportunities to raise critical funds and awareness for SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. The Glennon Guild’s incredible fundraising efforts benefited programs like the Mobile
Intensive Care Units (MICUs), the Milk Lab, Child Life Services, nursing education and additional support for hundreds of Glennon families in need. SWEET BABIES/ GiFT RESOURCE ROOM The Glennon Guild helps run the Sweet Babies/GiFT (Giving is a Family Tradition) resource room located conveniently on the ground floor of the hospital. The Guild works in partnership with Sweet Babies and GiFT, two local nonprofit organizations, and together generously provide children’s items to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. Social workers can access items 24/7 to support families in need who are being discharged home, visiting the Emergency Room or coming for follow-up appointments. Glennon Guild member, Cathy
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Wilmott, and devoted volunteers stock the supplies, coordinate product donations and deliveries and shop when needed to ensure families are prepared to care for young patients in their homes. Despite the pandemic, nearly 600 families were served with countless diapers, wipes, bottles, blankets, clothes and cleaning supplies.
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