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It was a mini day at the circus for patients and their families at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
Credit: Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta Voice
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A Day at the Circus: Children at Arthur M. Blank Hospital get fun visit from Ringling Bros. and $5K donation
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It was a mini day at the circus for patients and their families at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital on Wednesday. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performers from around the world visited the hospital to celebrate their return to Georgia for the first time in eight years. The children in the crowd smiled and clapped as the performers juggled, beat their drums, and defied gravity to entertain the children and give them a glimpse of the reimagined show.
Melisa Morrow, development officer for the Arthur M. Blank Hospital, said the hospital has been a partner with Ringling Bros. for many years and has been the recipient of “ some wonderful donations.” One of those donations was presented on Wednesday as they were gifted $5,000 by Feld Entertainment, the live show company that owns Ringling Bros.
Morrow said the donation will support The Zone, a kid-friendly hang-out game area, and Seacrest Studios.
“Patients not only got to come down to the lobby and watch the performance, but in all three of our hospitals — Arthur M. Blank, Scottish Rite, and Hughes Spalding, they could watch in their rooms,” Morrow said. “It means the world. It’s a distraction, and it’s just being normal. We’re so happy.”
This story comes to GPB through a reporting partnership with The Atlanta Voice.
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