Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute Delivers Back to School Wishes for Local School

August 17, 2009 – St. Petersburg, FL-  Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Inistitue will be helping one local school kick off the new school year in the right direction. On Wednesday, August 19, 2009, the hospital will be donating school supplies collected from employees over the course of a one month supply drive to Blanton Elementary, a local elementary school with a high population of at risk children.  Blanton Elementary School, in St. Petersburg, supplied their wish lists and Santa Clause arrived early this year in the form of book bags, pencil sharpeners and microscopes.

Northside Hospital adopted Blanton Elementary as a part of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker’s “Mayor’s Mentors & More” program. In addition to boxes of school supplies, Northside Hospital will be delivering also purchased eight (8) microscopes to fill the school’s brand new science lab.  Blanton elementary, previously rated a “D” school, has improved their rating to an “A” school for the past two years. 

“It is important for local businesses to be an active participant and supporter of the local community, particularly our school system,” said Stephen J. Daugherty, CEO, Northside Hospital. “Through great community programs like Mayor Rick Baker’s ‘Mayor’s Mentor’s & More’, businesses and their employees can get hands on involvement in their community and help affect positive change.”