{"id":19260,"date":"2015-10-09T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosseducation.edu\/?p=19260"},"modified":"2015-10-09T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T14:00:19","slug":"ross-medical-fort-wayne-supports-kates-kart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosseducation.edu\/blog\/ross-medical-fort-wayne-supports-kates-kart\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Medical Fort Wayne Supports Kate’s Kart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Ross<\/a>The Ross Medical Education Center campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana<\/a> has once again joined efforts with local organization Kate\u2019s Kart<\/a>. As they have done in the past, the staff, faculty, and students came together to collect and donate books for children that are hospitalized. By the end of the drive, they were able to give nearly 200 new books to this wonderful community organization.<\/p>\n

The little girl known as \u201cBaby Kate\u201d was Katherine Anne Layman. She was born June 26, 2006 and departed January 15, 2008. Kate\u2019s Kart is now contributing to the cause of helping other families with infants and children like Baby Kate. Almost immediately after she came into this world, Baby Kate was diagnosed with congenital heart and pulmonary defects. After withstanding many medical procedures, which included four open heart surgeries, Baby Kate passed away while in her mother\u2019s arms. She was only 18 months old.<\/p>\n

\"Ross<\/a>Although they hope that no family has to go through what they have been through, Baby Kate\u2019s family decided to help other parents who are in the midst of going through similar experiences through encouragement and inspiration. One of the activities that Kate loved doing was looking at books. She especially loved it when someone would read to her. This image and memory of their little girl inspired Kate\u2019s family to give away new books to children at local hospitals. As soon as the word spread, other volunteers and other hospitals expressed their urgency to support Kate\u2019s Kart, Inc.<\/p>\n

All of the efforts of her family and the surrounding healthcare community opened up the door for the establishment of Kate\u2019s Kart, Inc. It is now a non-profit organization with over 100 volunteers. The number of books given away is approximately 2,000 each month, totaling over 100,000 as of May 2015. Kate\u2019s Kart now accommodates 16 medical centers in Northeast Indiana.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in learning more about Kate\u2019s Kart or how you can help, visit the Kate\u2019s Kart Facebook page<\/a> or their website at www.kateskart.org<\/a>.<\/em>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ross Medical Education Center campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana has once again joined efforts with local organization Kate\u2019s Kart.…
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