This afternoon, two kindergarten classes at Campbell Elementary in Springfield will get an early Christmas present courtesy of employees at CoxHealth.
For the second year in a row, staff members in Sterile Processing and Engineering at Cox South have gathered gifts for 37 children at Campbell. The kids will receive a variety of toys and winter necessities when staff members visit the school today.
“We’ve had a great outpouring of support,” says Ellen Gray, director of Sterile Processing. “Not only do the kids get the toy they told their teacher they wanted, they also get jeans, a sweatshirt, socks, scarves, gloves and caps.”
Staff members have also gathered supplies for the teachers — everything from Play-Doh to hand sanitizer.
Gray’s mother taught at Campbell Elementary for several years and last year, Gray had the idea of sharing Christmas with students at the school.
“The principal was more than delighted to let us adopt a couple of classes,” she says. “It’s been very satisfying for the staff, seeing the students opening their presents and just knowing that we’re helping these kids.”
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