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Christ the Divine students share holiday joy with patients at UPMC St. Margaret

Tawnya Panizzi
Tawnya Panizzi
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Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy students Elaina Petyak and Victor Zerby decorate the tree in the courtyard of UPMC St. Margaret hospital on Dec. 3, 2021.
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Fourth grade students from Clare Yaksich’s class and third-grade students from Mira Fontana’s class at Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy in Aspinwall pose after decorating the courtyard of UPMC St. Margaret on Dec. 3, 2021 with hand-colored tree decorations.
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Hand-decorated ornaments fill the trees in the courtyard of UPMC St. Margaret. The ornaments were made by students at Aspinwall’s Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy.
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Students from Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy in Aspinwall decorate trees in the courtyard outside UPMC St. Margaret.

The mammoth tree at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital is dazzling with hand-made décor, thanks to students from Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy in Aspinwall.

Third grade students from teacher Mira Fontana’s class and fourth graders from teacher Clare Yaksich’s class walked the few blocks from their school along Brilliant Avenue to the hospital along Delafield Road on Dec. 3 to decorate the courtyard and sing holiday carols.

The children also delivered cards for the patients.

“Many of our patients aren’t sure if they will be home for the holidays,” St. Margaret Hospital Foundation President Mary Lee Gannon said. “Patients tell us that to receive a card from a child or see the handmade ornaments on our lobby Christmas tree makes them smile and reminds them of fond holiday memories.”

The children received candy-canes, but many of them asked to give their candy cane for a patient, she said.

Anyone interested in buying a poinsettia or an LED reindeer candle for a hospitalized patient can visit stmargaretfoundation.org/donate.

Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.

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