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“Many patients and their families are here for extended periods of time and we feel that these flowers may soften a little the
difficult time that they are experiencing,” says Sets Umeda, who is starting her eighth year as a volunteer. “People love what
we are doing. Most of us feel that we are giving back doing something that makes life a touch brighter for someone else. It’s
that feeling that keeps us going every week.”
It is obvious that the volunteers love it too. This close-knit group has found friendships that enrich their lives beyond
their Monday morning work.

PROJECT PEOPLE
Fifteen stuffed ponies gallop to the aid of children in the Emergency and X-ray Department every week, crafted with love by
the Project People at St. John’s Pleasant Valley. The small group meet weekly and also craft tray favors to brighten up patient
meals during the holidays, and stuff pillows that are hand painted by a local artist for patients who have had surgery.

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