Organization provides ‘hugs’ for sick, dying children

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.

A subscription is required to access this content.

If you receive a subscription to the print edition of the St. Louis Review, you may access this content by logging in - enter your seven-digit subscriber number found on the mailing label of the paper and your five-digit ZIP code. You may also enter your username and password if you have subscribed online.

If you wish to subscribe to the St. Louis Review, please click here. You may subscribe to the online edition only or both the online and print editions.

More information about subscriptions »