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Ruby’s Kids helps bring Easter joy to cancer center families

STHS Communication Department, CommDept@stph.org

Dozens of families and volunteers descended on the cancer center on Wednesday (March 26) for crafts, games, snacks and a visit from the Easter Bunny himself. (STHS photos)

A little chickadee egg awaits discovery from a lucky child.

Easter came a little early to St. Tammany Cancer Center – A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center on Wednesday, as Ruby’s Kids hosted its annual Easter celebration for patients and their families, transforming an ordinary evening into something a bit more joyful.

From egg hunts and hands-on crafts to games, sweet treats and visits with the Easter Bunny, the event offered plenty of smiles – along with thoughtfully prepared Easter baskets for every child in attendance.

The celebration is made possible each year by volunteers with the nonprofit Ruby’s Kids, with support from Heritage Bank, Rouse’s Market on Louisiana 21, St. Tammany Health Foundation and dedicated cancer center colleagues who help bring the evening to life.

This year’s gathering welcomed dozens of families, giving children and their loved ones a chance to step away, if only for a moment, and simply enjoy the season together.

Scroll down for more photos from Wednesday’s festivities – and heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped bring a little extra joy to the journey.

Cancer Center team members who helped organize and staff the center's annual Easter festivities get into the spirit of the day. 

Volunteers with Ruby's Kids pause for a team photo with the Easter Bunny. 









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