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Starlight Children’s Foundation And Capital One Bank Unveil Starlight Site™ Care Room At Chonj

Story Number is : 053012108

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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

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Pictured in the new Starlight Treatment Room are: The CHoNJ clown, Jennifer Mendrzycki, AVP and Joshua Rosenblatt, VP, CHoNJ & Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, Jenny Aponte of the NJ Federation of Women’s Clubs-a contributor, Newark Councilwoman and member of the CHoNJ Advisory Board Mildred Crump, Rick Lyon, Capital One Bank and The Starlight Foundation , Jeff Gural, President of the Starlight Foundation, MaryEllen Wiggin, AVP, Nursing, Anne Reilly, Coordinator of Child Life and Darrell K. Terry, COO of NBIMC are photographed in front of the new mural. Jeff Gural, Chairman of the Newmark Knight Frank and President of the Starlight Foundation (NY*NJ*CT) Board of Directors speaks.

Starlight Children’sFoundation NY*NJ*CT and Capital One Bank unveiled a Starlight Site™ Care Room at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark. While in the hospital, many seriously ill children spend the bulk of their time in treatment rooms. These rooms are often intimidating areas in the hospital. Starlight is addressing this issue by renovating rooms in hospitals across the tri-statearea with new Starlight Site™ Care Rooms.

The new Care Room at Children’s Hospital of New Jersey is designed with an “Around the World” theme that encompasses various cultures from across the globe. The bright new room was designed to help children receive treatment with ease and decrease stress. The room is decorated with a mural with the word ‘hello’ in 52 languages to greet
children from around the world.

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