<![CDATA[Connect Newsroom]]> https://www.cookchildrensconnect.com/ en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:19:18 +0200 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:55:33 +0200 <![CDATA[Connect Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_2728.png https://www.cookchildrensconnect.com/ 144 'Like Coming Home' https://www.cookchildrensconnect.com/like-coming-home/ https://www.cookchildrensconnect.com/like-coming-home/694216Viggo Petrilli returns to Cook Children's after 10 years; gives back to the home that treated him wellTake a minute to view Viggo Petrilli's inspiring and heartfelt story about his return to Cook Children after being here as a patient. 

]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:50:52 -0500 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/2728/41c13efe-bf96-4994-9e88-3b55a4bd1290/500_viggo-patient1.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/2728/41c13efe-bf96-4994-9e88-3b55a4bd1290/viggo-patient1.jpg?10000 Patient Trick or Treat 2024 https://www.cookchildrensconnect.com/patient-trick-or-treat-2024/ https://www.cookchildrensconnect.com/patient-trick-or-treat-2024/662618Get ready for your Halloween Patient Trick or Treating event.  Departments can sign up to sponsor a table for patients and siblings to trick or treat at from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Oct. 31 in Pruitt Plaza.  The young people will collect fun items such as stickers, small stuffed animals and Mylar balloons with weights attached. 

For details and to sign up, please see the flyer attached under “Downloads” at the upper right-hand side of this page. 

Remember, children of employees may not participate in this event. Edible treats are not allowed so please, no candy.

Good give away options include:

  • Stickers
  • Mini stuffed animals
  • Bouncy balls
  • Stress balls
  • Sticky hands
  • Mini crayons/coloring books
  • Temporary tattoos
  • Fidgets of any kind, ex. Pop-Its
  • Squishy items
  • Slime cups
  • Kinetic sand/sensory sand cups
  • Playdough
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