Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, in collaboration with Fort Bend Exchange Club, Sugar Land Exchange Club and Sugar Land Rotary, recently provided free flu shots to community members who participated in Santa’s Gift Exchange. More than 200 Fort Bend residents brought new, unwrapped toys or clothing items to Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in exchange for a flu shot. The toys and clothing will benefit local children in the Fort Bend area during this holiday season.
Lowell Stanton, CFO at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, loading the toys collected.
“We were very pleased to see such a large turn-out on Saturday morning,” said Leena Taneja, director of physician relations and marketing. “It is great to work and live in a community that can come together for a wonderful cause that will benefit the children in our community. We are proud to partner with the local exchange and rotary clubs to provide this community offering and plan to do so again in 2010.”
Organizers of Santa’s Gift Exchange 2009 are anticipating an increase of qualifying families due to recent economic downturns. Santa’s Gift Exchange will provide toys and clothing to more than 3,500 economically disadvantaged children in Fort Bend County.
“A special thank you to the 200 plus people who attended the free flu shot and Santa’s Exchange event, as more children will now get the present they deserve,” said Lowell Stanton, CFO at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.
We still can’t get them.
This is a good idea. Hopefully they will have enough H1N1 vaccines soon for all.