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Children's of Mississippi patient Janiyah Lewis of Jackson enjoys a visit with Mrs. Claus.

Photos: Holiday Happenings at Children’s of Mississippi

Monday, December 23, 2024

Special holiday visits surprised children’s hospital patients this past week, with Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart delivering bears flown to Jackson by Nicholas Air, Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves surprising patients with a visit and Santa and Mrs. Claus stopping by the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower.

Celebrating the $1 million donation from Century Club Charities to Friends of Children's Hospital are, from left, Caitlin Foreman, executive director of Friends of Children's Hospital; Hilary Burroughs, vice president of marketing at Wayne-Sanderson Farms; Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs at UMMC; Dr. Mary Taylor, Suzan B. Thames Chair and professor of pediatrics; David Gadd, senior vice president at Wayne-Sanderson Farms and general manager of the company's retail business unit; Dr. JR Woodall, president of Century Club Charities; Kristin Allen, board chair of Friends of Children's Hospital; Steve Jent, executive director of the Sanderson Farms Championship; and Dr. Guy Giesecke, CEO of Children's of Mississippi.

Sanderson Farms Championship host organization donates $1M to benefit Children’s of Mississippi

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

For an 11th consecutive year, Century Club Charities, the host of the state’s only PGA TOUR event, presented a seven-figure gift from the tournament to Friends of Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for the state’s only children’s hospital.