LOCAL ARTIST KICKS OFF ANNUAL QUILT CONTEST BY DONATING QUILT TO AUXILIARY

Auxiliary to Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s “My Favorite Things”
Quilt Contest Fundraiser
Deadline to enter September 1, 2008
For more information, call (361) 694-5011

(Corpus Christi, TX) Local artist, Cornelia Morgan, continues to show her support for Driscoll Children’s Hospital by donating a two-sided quilt she made. The quilt blocks were part of a “round robin” activity sponsored by the Coastal Bend Quilt and Needlework Guild. The donated quilt will be raffled off by the Auxiliary to help raise funds for projects at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. As a school teacher for 23 years, Morgan has shown her love for the children of South Texas through her career and her contributions to the hospital. “Cornelia has been a great supporter of the Auxiliary and its mission for the children who come to Driscoll Children’s Hospital. She is a former teacher and has shown her support through her talents,” says Jan Cuellar, chairperson for the Quilt Contest. In 2006, Morgan donated her artwork to be used as one of the Holiday Card designs. Her poinsettia design was so popular that it was chosen to adorn holiday shirts and aprons; they quickly flew off the shelves. Raffle tickets for Morgan’s quilt can be purchased for $1.00 in the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Gift Shop; the drawing will take place on July 4, 2008. For a complete list of Quilt Contest rules and regulations please visit our website at www.driscollchildrens.org. For more information, please call (361) 694-5011.

About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

www.driscollchildrens.org

# # #