Wondersphere creating new experience at UNC Children's Hospital
When a child is sick in the hospital, and their immune system is weak, they can feel bored and lonely. Activities are limited since they can't be exposed to germs or bacteria.
Posted — UpdatedKatie Stoudemire, an outreach program manager at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, brings children to a garden experience at UNC Children’s Hospital—something she calls Wondersphere.
Stoudemire also volunteers as an educator at the hospital.
“It’s the result of many years of this idea and several years of trying to get funding to make it happen,” Stoudemire said.
At first, the risk of contact with bacteria in soil brought the same response from infection prevention specialist Elizabeth Walker.
Grant money and private donations, totaling $50,000, helped her get engineering and design experts on the case.
The patient outreach program continues to require corporate and private donations to continue offering the service.
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