SMH Hosts 4th Annual Back to School Bash

In the fourth annual Back to School Bash put on by Stephens Memorial Hospital, incoming Buckaroos and Broncos were invited to the hospital’s dining from 4pm to 6pm to receive a bag of important school supplies and snow cones as a refreshing treat on Thursday, July 24.  Students were required to be present to receive a bag, but did not have to be enrolled in Breckenridge school district as surrounding area students were also eligible for the gift.  The Buckaroo green back pack bags received by the students read GO BUCKS and included paper, crayons, notebooks, highlighters and other supplies.  All donations for the students came from Hospital staff and some patients or visitors to the Hospital between July 7th – July 21st.  The team reached their goal of filling 200 bags to give away to the students.  At the event, the line of students and their parents extended out the door and down the halls of SMH where over 175 bags were handed out with the remaining bags being donated to the BISD Fill the Bus campaign.  Also on site at the Back to School Bash was Solaris Healthcare who gave out delicious and refreshing show cones.  A representative from Breckenridge Medical Center, the adjacent Clinic run by the Hospital, was also present handing out information about the clinic and immunizations.  The SMH Rewards and Recognition Committee would like to thank everyone who donated supplies or contributed monetary donations and making this annual event a huge success.

Photo courtesy Tony Pilkington / Breckenridge Texan