From left: Andrea Crayton, office manager of UPC Pediatric Associates; Kristi Richards, office manager of UPC Bridgeport Pediatrics; Kayla Lantz, talent acquisition manager at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Makenzie Workman, administrative assistant at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Melinda Mayle, office manager at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Sheri Handley, administrative assistant at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Jenny Weaver, director of Human Resources at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Mary Curtis, facility manager at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Sharon Mitchell, RN, nursing director; and Tiffany Brinkley, RN, clinical supervisor of Pediatrics.
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — The Thrasher Group, Inc., continues a tradition of giving back to the community by participating in The Jared Box Project with a donation to WVU Medicine United Hospital Center. The mission of the Jared Box Project is to entertain and put a smile on the faces of children.
From left: Andrea Crayton, office manager of UPC Pediatric Associates; Kristi Richards, office manager of UPC Bridgeport Pediatrics; Kayla Lantz, talent acquisition manager at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Makenzie Workman, administrative assistant at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Melinda Mayle, office manager at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Sheri Handley, administrative assistant at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Jenny Weaver, director of Human Resources at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Mary Curtis, facility manager at The Thrasher Group Inc.; Sharon Mitchell, RN, nursing director; and Tiffany Brinkley, RN, clinical supervisor of Pediatrics.
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Each box contains small gifts, toys, games, crayons, coloring books, and fun activities selected for a specific age and gender made by individuals or groups. The Thrasher Group Inc., delivered more than 40 of these plastic, shoe-sized storage boxes to UHC.
“The Jared Box Project is such a great way to lift the spirits of children,” said Andrea Crayton, office manager at UPC Pediatric Associates. “We want to thank The Thrasher Group Inc., for their commitment to collect, organize, and deliver these gifts. This is truly extraordinary, and UHC greatly appreciates their willingness to always help others.”
The Jared Box Project, a nonprofit organization, started in 2001 to honor its namesake, Jared McMullen. This brave 5-year-old boy fought brain cancer and carried a backpack filled with toys to all his appointments. He gladly shared his toys with other children.
“We are inspired by how our region is so philanthropic,” said Tiffany Brinkley, RN, clinical supervisor of Pediatrics. “For a young child, a stay in the hospital or visit to the doctor can be a traumatic experience; these boxes help to calm that fear.”
Although Jared’s battle ended in 2000, his inspiration lives on through the kindness and generosity of others as they make Jared Boxes in his honor. What was intended as a one-time project has grown into a nonprofit that reaches into the hearts of children with a plastic shoe box filled with well wishes, hope and love.
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