Video and Photos: Mardi Gras at Children’s of Mississippi
Published on Monday, February 27, 2023
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety, First Lady Elee Reeves, Miss Mississippi Emmie Perkins and Friends of Children’s Hospital brought Mardi Gras fun during two separate parades on Fat Tuesday Feb. 21. Mardi Gras beads and other treats brightened the day for inpatients and children stopping by the hospital’s specialty clinics.
Children's of Mississippi patient Ayanna Adams of Jackson smiles after gathering Mardi Gras beads during the Mississippi Department of Public Safety parade Tuesday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Aiden Williams of Jackson plays with Mardi Gras beads after a Friends of Children's Hospital indoor parade Tuesday afternoon.
Children's of Mississippi patient Trinity Benson of Raleigh receives Mardi Gras beads from Mississippi's First Lady Elee Reeves.
Allyson Holliman holds up Mardi Gras beads during a Friends of Children's Hospital parade Tuesday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Hatton Ashley of Bastrop, Louisiana, is ready to catch beads at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Mardi Gras parade Tuesday.
Mississippi Highway Patrol Captain Wayne Wasson Jr. talks with Children's of Mississippi patient Lori Webster of Natchez as Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves looks on.
Children's of Mississippi patient Curtis "Austin" Barber and sister Caitlyn of Pineville, Louisiana, enjoy Mardi Gras with Friends of Children's Hospital Tuesday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Selah Readman of Florence gathers Mardi Gras beads during the Mississippi Department of Public Safety parade at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower Tuesday.
UMMC Chief of Police Mary Paradis lets patient Lori Webster of Natchez try on her badge while at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Mardi Gras parade Tuesday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Autumn Shirley gets a Mardi Gras tiara from Janna Lampton, a Friends of Children's Hospital board member.
First Lady of Mississippi Elee Reeves throws beads to Children's of Mississippi patients during the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Mardi Gras parade Tuesday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Waylon Bilbro of Morton gets Mardi Gras goodies from Allyson Holliman, left, and Janna Lampton, a board member of Friends of Children's Hospital.
Mississippi Highway Patrol officers were among those throwing Mardi Gras beads to Children's of Mississippi patients during the Mississippi Department of Public Safety parade Tuesday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Hatton Ashley of Bastrop, Louisiana, reaches for beads during the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Mardi Gras parade Tuesday.
Mississippi Highway Patrol officers and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety brought horses to Children's of Mississippi as part of a Mardi Gras parade Tuesday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Ayanna Adams of Jackson marches in the Friends of Children's Hospital Mardi Gras parade Tuesday.
First Lady of Mississippi Elee Reeves gives beads to Children's of Mississippi patient Aiden Williams of Jackson.
Friends of Children's Hospital and the child life team of Children's of Mississippi brought Mardi Gras fun to patients Tuesday afternoon.
Child Life Specialist Pepper Weed-Cooper is all smiles during the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Mardi Gras parade.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety brought a Mardi Gras parade to Children's of Mississippi Tuesday.