20161214 - Cent. Blankets (HRB)

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Centegra Health System CEO Michael S. Eesley tests the softness of one of the blankets while working with children and Centegra Health System leaders for Project Linus of McHenry County. The event was at the Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township at Parkview Elementary School in Carpentersville.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Centegra Health System senior vice president and chief operating officer Rachel Sebastian helps Parkview Elementary School students Leslie Aguilar (center) and Alesia Tello to create blankets for Project Linus of McHenry County. The event took place at the Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township at in Carpentersville.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Centegra Health System chief financial officer David L. Tomlinson helps Parkview Elementary School student Joey Nelsen with a blanket for Project Linus of McHenry County. The event took place at the Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township in Carpentersville.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Parkview Elementary School students Olivia Rodriguez (left) and Joey Nelsen (right) work with Centegra Health System chief financial officer David L. Tomlinson (center) to create blankets for Project Linus of McHenry County. The event took place at the Boys & Girls Club of Dundee Township in Carpentersville. Project Linus creates a service opportunity for volunteer "blanketeers" to spread warmth to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets and afghans.