Thursday 28th March 2024

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Amidst COVID-19, Carroll County Memorial Hospital continues to find it necessary to support community projects and events when possible, while following safety guidelines.

According to a news release, CCMH Chief Executive Officer Jeff Tindle says, “Community is very important during the holidays and these ongoing trying times. We want to support our community while keeping them safe. Many events have morphed into alternate forms, but we continue to participate whenever possible.”

On Sunday, October 25, CCMH staff and community partners came together to set up a non-traditional festive “Trunk or Treat” event for area children. Traditionally, children are allowed to walk through the parking lot and visit each trunk one by one, gathering candy. This year was a bit different.

CCMH Director of Community Relations Kate Lyons said, “In an effort to continue to provide a safe and fun trick-or-treating option for the communities we serve, this year we held a ‘Christmas in the Park’ style drive-thru Trunk or Treat event. We were thrilled to have local businesses and organizations join CCMH staff again this year, despite the changes we had to make to keep it safe.”

There were 16 displays created by CCMH staff and community members, including festive inflatable Halloween decor. Approximately 120 cars came through the event, and approximately 210 bags of candy were distributed to children as they exited the event. CCMH donated the remaining prefilled bags of candy to other local Halloween events.

For Carrollton’s Reverse Lighted Christmas Parade on November 27, CCMH sponsored free hot chocolate coupons to McDonald’s to the first 100 people who came through the park to see the lights, Santa and the reverse parade.

CCMH employees also adopt angels off the Angel Tree every year and collect items for the Ministerial Alliance Food Drive. Per this year’s request from the Ministerial Alliance, employees have been supporting the food drive with monetary donations- rather than nonperishable food items- to continue with important safety precautions.

Tindle says, “We know the holidays are so important, and this year particularly. As the coronavirus cases rise in Carroll County and in the nation, we must remain diligent to stay safe, stay home and mask up when going out.”

 Photo Courtesy of CCMH-Carroll County Memorial Hospital’s Health Information Management team decorated their trunk in a Hocus Pocus theme for the annual CCMH Trunk or Treat Sunday, Oct. 25. In an effort to provide a safe and fun trick-or-treating option during COVID-19, CCMH hosted a “Christmas in the Park” style drive-thru Trunk or Treat.