meet the jokic family five-year-old lana jokic and her family found comfort and care thousands of miles from home
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hen a family from Sasa Jaramaz’s home country of Serbia was in need of a home-away-fromhome, the Director of Operations of The RitzCarlton, St. Louis knew exactly who to call. For more than 17 years, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis has been helping Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis provide families of seriously ill children with a place to call “home.” Whether it is raising money through a Christmas gingerbread 3 Heartbeat • Spring/Summer 2016
archway fundraiser, supporting the annual Ronald McDonald House golf event or providing muchneeded household items, The Ritz-Carlton has always stepped up when RMHC St. Louis needed it most. That’s why, when introduced to the 5-year-old Lana Jokic and her parents, Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis was quick to help. Born several weeks early in Sabac, Serbia, Lana suffers from cerebral palsy and asthma. Because the