Issue 3 - Fall - Providence Washington - Providence Health & Services

Providence Sacred HeartMedical Center & Children’s Hospital101 W 8th AveSpokane, WA 99204NON-PROFITORGus postagepaidheart beat{role model}Student TurnsHomework intoa Good DeedFor Erin Fiorillo, her seniorproject at Shadle Park HighSchool was much more thana class assignment. It was a way togive to the community and to SacredHeart Children’s Hospital, where shewas treated for a blood disease.Her idea was to collect donatedprom dresses and sell them at areasonable price for students whocouldn’t afford new dresses.“A prom dress can cost anywherefrom $150 to $1,000,” she says. “Icharged between $15 and $45 formost of the dresses.”Fiorillo presented the moneyraised, $1,000, to Sacred HeartChild Life Specialist Tammy Brickner.“She [Brickner] worked with meduring my treatment,” says Fiorillo.“I wanted the money to go to thehospital and to help people in thecommunity.”Our Mission is to reveal God’s love for all, especially the poor and vulnerable, through our compassionate service. Our values are respect, compassion,justice, excellence and stewardship. If you have a story of an employee demonstrating these, please email heartbeat@providence.org.PHOTOGRAPH BY GARY MATOSO