SUFFERN, NY – (Dec. 4) On Thursday evening, December 3, Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY hosted a tree lighting ceremony with staff and members of the community, to celebrate the start of the Christmas season.
It was a truly joyous celebration with holiday songs performed by the Tuxedo Park School Choir conducted by Anne McAlexander and accompanied on the piano by the school's other music teacher Alex Wise.
Before the tree lighting ceremony there was an invocation and blessings of the tree by Father Brian Coffey, a chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital. After the lighting, the guests were told about a big surprise by Guest Services Director, Penny Mann.
As the group gathered around the well decorated Christmas tree in the hospital's lobby, a Suffern Police Department vehicle with lights flashing pulled up to the main entrance of the hospital. And, to the delight of the children as well as the adults, out stepped Santa and Mrs. Claus.
The visitors from the North Pole then headed inside to the hospital's lobby to join the reception featuring refreshments including cookies, hot chocolate and apple cider. During the celebration Santa and Mrs. Claus graciously posed for photographs and distributed gifts to the children.
About Bon Secours Charity Health System
BSCHS is comprised of Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY; Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY; St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY; a certified home health agency; two long-term care facilities; an assisted living/adult home facility and several other medical programs located throughout the region. The system employs more than 3,400, making it one of the region's largest employers
Bon Secours Medical Group is BSCHS's regional network of nearly 80 primary care physicians and specialists from a broad array of medical disciplines. These skilled clinicians play a central role in bringing personalized, preventive and expert care to people from every stage of life.
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1. On Thursday evening, December 3, Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY hosted a tree lighting ceremony with members of the staff and community to celebrate the start of the Christmas season.
2. Jerry Scher entertained early arrivals with traditional Christmas music.
3. It was a truly joyous celebration with holiday songs performed by the Tuxedo Park School Choir conducted by Anne McAlexander and accompanied on the piano by the school's other music teacher Alex Wise.
4. It was a truly joyous celebration with holiday songs performed by the Tuxedo Park School Choir conducted by Anne McAlexander and accompanied on the piano by the school's other music teacher Alex Wise.
5. Before the tree lighting ceremony there was an invocation and blessings of the tree by Father Brian Coffey, a chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital.
6. After the lighting, After the lighting, the guests were told about a big surprise by Guest Services Director, Penny Mann.
7. As the group gathered around the well decorated Christmas tree in the hospital's lobby, a Suffern Police Department vehicle with lights flashing pulled up to the main entrance of the hospital. And, to the delight of the children as well as the adults, out stepped Santa and Mrs. Claus.
8. During the celebration Santa and Mrs. Claus graciously posed for photographs and distributed gifts to the children.