Organization provides ‘hugs’ for sick, dying children
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There’s a special “hug” out there for children who are sick or facing a life-threatening illness.
Thanks to the efforts of a local nonprofit organization, thousands of children here and around the country have received these “hugs” in the form of warm, fleece blankets.
The group was founded in 2001 by Toni Pagano, a member of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Creve Coeur.
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