Holy Cross hospice program

First graders in Celine Laubach’s class at Holy Cross Elementary participated in an Easter outreach project. The students assembled gift bags for hospice patients and patient families containing jelly beans and a copy of the Jelly Bean Prayer. The students are with Jennifer Blanchard, Heart of Hospice volunteer coordinator; Jackie Blakeman, Heart of Hospice community educator; and kneeling, Laubach. Front row, from left, are Carley Hymel, Savannah Hall, Karley Guillory, Destiny Jones and Victoria Kirkpatrick. Second row, from left, Drake Rock, Brandon Jones, Anna Morales, Karlee Alleman, Gabriel Bila, Collin Duval and Riley Chamberlain. Third row, from left, are Blanchard, Austin Cornes, Toby Comeaux, Kyle Stansbury, Gary Bourgeois Jr., Benjamin Case, James Fuhrer and Blakeman.