ADVISORY/Olympic Gold Medal Skater Sarah Hughes to Visit Local Children's Hospitals.News/Assignment Editors/National & Local Media & Photo Opportunity ADVISORY...for Monday (Dec. 23) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Sarah to Spread Holiday Cheer and Distribute Toys to Hospital Children as Part of the Heroes for Health Program
WHEN: This Monday, December 23
WHERE: 9:45 a.m. Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
The leading children's hospital in Manhattan 3959
Broadway (Broadway and 167th) New York
1 p.m. Schneider Children's Hospital of the North Shore-LIJ
Health System; selected as the top children's
hospital in New York State by Children's Magazine In
Sarah's hometown area 269-01 76th Ave, New Hyde Park,
Long Island, NY
Olympic champion Sarah will be spreading holiday cheer and distributing toys to children at two area hospitals this Monday, December 23 as part of the Heroes for Health program. At the age of 16, Sarah Hughes For the US District Court judge, see . Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985 in Great Neck, New York) is an American figure skater and the 2002 Olympic gold medalist. claimed the gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize at the Olympics last February by skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. one of the most technically demanding programs ever attempted in an Olympic ladies competition. Now, at 17 she was named one of the 10 Most Intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. People of 2002. In addition to skating and school, Sarah is involved in the GE Heroes for Health program. As part of this effort, she visits children in hospitals and takes time to thank the many health care professionals who have made such a positive difference in people's lives. Heroes in the healthcare industry have touched her life in many positive ways including when her Mom, Amy, was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer and when her brother Matt was born premature. She hopes to study medicine and become a doctor. On Monday, December 23 she'll be visiting Chldren's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian and Schneider Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. (in her own hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" area) and distributing more than $5,000 worth of toys from FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. Schwartz. |
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