CHAPEL HILL & BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2016-- A team from Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH), along with Cheeriodicals, delivered cheer in the form of 160 big green boxes to patients at N.C. Children’s Hospital during a "Cheeriodicals Day" event held on Jan. 27. Cheeriodicals are "big green boxes of cheer" made up of, in this case, age-appropriate magazines and activity books, room decorations, puzzles, stickers and games for the children to enjoy.
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A young patient at UNC Children's enjoying a Cheeriodicals Big Green Box of Cheer from LabCorp. (Photo: Business Wire)
Nearly 150 employees from LabCorp, working with representatives from Cheeriodicals, assembled the one-of-a-kind children’s gift boxes as a community-focused team-building activity.
"We're thrilled to deliver smiles to UNC Children’s today," said Gary Parisher, President of Cheeriodicals. "Partnering with this team from LabCorp to make a measurable impact and bring joy to hospitalized children and their families has been such a memorable experience.”
“It has been such an amazing day for the children and families at our hospital today,” said Stephanie McAdams, Director of Child Life at UNC Children’s. “We were so pleased to have the LabCorp team visit today to spread cheer throughout our hospital.”
After a special delivery to the hospital, provided free of charge by Durham’s TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, Cheeriodicals and a team from LabCorp began handing out the big green boxes of cheer to patients and their families. The boxes were tailored to boys or girls and specific age groups.
“LabCorp and UNC Children’s have a strong, long-standing relationship, and we were extremely pleased to work with the hospital and Cheeriodicals to bring smiles to these children and their families,” said David P. King, chairman and chief executive officer of LabCorp. “LabCorp works every day with healthcare providers such as UNC Children’s and its patients to improve health and improve lives. Today’s event showed a very different, and incredibly fulfilling, way that we can support that mission.”
Cheeriodicals Day is catching on across the country. Cheeriodicals has worked with children's hospitals in dozens of markets nationwide, including: Phoenix, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Chicago, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Fort Lauderdale, Columbus, New York and Omaha on Cheeriodicals Days and will continue working with corporate sponsors to bring cheer to children's hospitals throughout the country.
About LabCorp®
Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings, an S&P 500 company, is the world’s leading healthcare diagnostics company, providing comprehensive clinical laboratory services through LabCorp Diagnostics, and end-to-end drug development support through Covance Drug Development. LabCorp is a pioneer in commercializing new diagnostic technologies and is improving people’s health by delivering the combination of world-class diagnostics, drug development and knowledge services. With combined revenue pro forma for the acquisition of Covance in excess of $8.5 billion in 2014 and more than 50,000 employees in over 60 countries, LabCorp offers innovative solutions to healthcare stakeholders. LabCorp clients include physicians, patients and consumers, biopharmaceutical companies, government agencies, managed care organizations, hospitals, and clinical labs. To learn more about Covance Drug Development, visit www.covance.com. To learn more about LabCorp and LabCorp Diagnostics, visit www.labcorp.com.
About Cheeriodicals
Cheeriodicals is a national corporate team building company that conducts philanthropic events benefiting children’s hospitals, Ronald McDonald Houses, Veterans Hospitals and other charities across the country. For more information about Cheeriodicals, Alabama Launchpad 2014 winner, visit www.boxesofcheer.com, or follow Cheeriodicals on Twitter and Facebook.
About UNC Children’s
UNC Children's clinical home, N.C. Children's Hospital, is a major referral center for children with complex conditions and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Children's Hospitals" on its annual list.
N.C. Children’s Hospital has 150 inpatient beds and a comprehensive children's outpatient center located in the same building, enabling your child to see multiple specialists in a single visit.
Our physicians work hand-in-hand with community hospitals and pediatricians all across the state, providing specialty care to more than 70,000 children from all 100 counties in North Carolina each year.
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