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Clara Barton Steps for SIDS walk-a-thon
Hoisington throws support behind family of ambassadors
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Clara Barton Hospital PA Kelci Burkey and her family were chosen as the KIDS Network of Kansas SIDS Ambassador Family of the Year. They will be walking next weekend in the Step Up for KIDS 5K and Memorial Walk hosted by the KIDS Network in Wichita. - photo by VERONICA COONS, Great Bend Tribune
HOISINGTON — Tuesday afternoon was beautiful walking weather, and Clara Barton Hospital’s Steps for SIDS Walk-a-thon was clearly the winner in the weather lottery. Community members, including a number of teachers and staff from the USD 431 schools, enjoyed yard games and walking around the newly paved perimeter of Clara Barton Hospital. They were there in support of the Burkey family of Hoisington, who have turned a tragic experience seven years ago into an ongoing opportunity to share about ways to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.