WHAT:

As encouraged by the Connecticut Parent-Teacher Association following the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, SSM DePaul Health Center employees and physicians will create paper snowflakes in honor and support for the Newtown families and community. The snowflakes will be displayed throughout the hospital and donated to area schools, including various Pattonville schools. Click here for more details about this national effort.

SSM DePaul also will serve as a public drop-off point for anyone wanting to donate paper snowflakes. A box will be located on a table just inside the hospital’s main entrance in the lobby. Snowflakes will be accepted until 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7. 

WHEN/
WHERE:

Now through Monday, Jan. 7
(Snowflakes will be collected at a public drop-off point inside the main lobby.)      
SSM DePaul Health Center
12303 DePaul Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044

For more information, please call Rachel Peine at 314-344-6691.

WHY:

To participate in this national movement to create snowflakes honoring the children of Sandy Hook Elementary and the community of Newtown, Conn.

About SSM DePaul Health Center
SSM DePaul Health Center is a 478-bed, full-service hospital and a member of SSM Health Care-St. Louis located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 270 in North St. Louis County. Founded in 1828, DePaul was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St. Louis. Today DePaul is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, operates the only Level II Trauma Center in its service region and offers the most advanced technology and procedures available including minimally invasive heart, spine, knee, hip and weight loss surgery. DePaul also operates the most comprehensive robotic surgical program in the region and is two-time recipient of the Missouri Quality Award and a Premier QUEST High Performing Hospital. To learn more, visit www.ssmdepaul.com.