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Easter Bunny brightens season for cancer center families

STHS Communication Department, CommDept@stph.org

Volunteers with the nonprofit Ruby’s Kids and staff at St. Tammany Cancer Center – A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center pause for a group photo during an Easter celebration Thursday at the Covington center. (Photos by Tim San Fillippo / STHS)

A young attendee of the cancer center Easter celebration shares a smile. 

The Easter Bunny got an early start on this weekend’s festivities on Thursday, hopping by St. Tammany Cancer Center – A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center to lift the spirits of invited cancer patients and their families.

In addition to the traditional photo op and egg hunt, those in attendance enjoyed games, crafts, food – and, of course, fully loaded Easter baskets.

The annual event is made possible by the nonprofit Ruby’s Kids, with key contributions from Winn-Dixie, St. Tammany Health Foundation and cancer center staff.

In all, 23 families – including 43 children – took part in the celebration. In addition to seasonal goodies, each family was sent home with a food box stocked with nonperishable staples donated by Winn-Dixie customers as part of a food drive hosted by the Covington store.

Scroll down for more photos from Thursday’s event, and thanks to all those who made it such an eggs-cellent evening!

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