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- - - Written by TCI Team on August 29, 2024 Brooklyn Kennings, Director of Pediatric Programs and Development at the Hurley Foundation, hosted Rita and Eric Heglin so that they could realize a dream come true, seeing how their crayon donations to The Crayon Initiative impacted pediatric patients.  The Crayon Initiative appreciates crayon crusaders like Rita and Eric and applauds the work of the hospital staff, like Brooklyn, that assure the crayons are put to good use - we are grateful for all of them! 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