This year the Auxiliary’s Tree of Lights campaign will benefit Total Rehab Care’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Services Program at Washington County Hospital. Donations to this year’s Tree of Lights will help provide uninsured or poorly insured children with long-term physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.

Pediatric rehabilitation provides therapy to help children acquire skills to interact with their environment to the best of their abilities. This means

• Regaining full coordination and strength to return to age-appropriate play after an injury;
• The ability to feed, dress, and walk by themselves
• The ability to communicate and socialize well enough to play with other children; and
• The ability to laugh and smile in response to touch from a loved one.

The program's services also include a social worker to link families with private, community, and national resources for support. Many of the 700 children seen annually in Total Rehab Care’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Services program annually require therapy for a lifetime, to continue to develop new skills as they grow. However, many insurances provide short-term benefits only, or no benefits at all, resulting in no therapy services for the child.

We look forward to your participation in this worthwhile project. Please join us on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 5pm for our annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:00 p.m. in the hospital lobby, followed by a reception.