FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Granite
and Boston Children’s Hospital Bring Holiday Cheer to Kids
Hundreds of Gift Bags Distributed to Patients
Spending the Holidays Away From Home
QUINCY,
Massachusetts – December 13, 2022 – Granite
Telecommunications, a provider of communications and technology
solutions to multilocation businesses and government agencies, announced today
that it donated 500 “Wonder Bags” to support Boston Children’s Hospital’s annual Winter Wonderland event.
Each
year, Boston Children’s Hospital hosts its Winter Wonderland to help patients
who are spending the holidays in the hospital enjoy the season’s fun and
festivities as much as possible while receiving care.
Granite
volunteers assembled 500 Wonder Bags, each including an assortment of crafts,
activities, toys and games to give to Boston Children’s patients. While
spending the holidays in the hospital isn’t on any child’s wish list, the gifts
and Winter Wonderland celebration help children and their families enjoy the magic
of the holidays when they’re in the greatest need of cheer.
“Child Life Services Department is so grateful to the amazing
Granite team,” said Sarah Sullivan, MS, CCLS at Boston Children’s Hospital. “In
the past, Granite and Child Life’s collaborative Winter Wonderland event
brought joy to so many patients and families. Though we can’t gather for an
in-person event this year, Granite still found a way to bring the holiday
spirit to Boston Children’s.
“Granite’s generosity and teamwork not only spreads holiday cheer
to our patients but also allows our Child Life specialists to focus their
efforts on patient care responsibilities – from preparing children for surgery
to providing coping support and comforting families on tough days. This year,
thanks to Granite’s generosity, we can meet the needs of patients and families
while also spreading some festive holiday joy to those who need it most.”
Granite has been a longtime supporter of Boston Children’s Hospital,
which has been the beneficiary of Granite’s flagship annual fundraiser, Saving
by Shaving, over the past four years. Saving by Shaving has raised $26 million
to fund pediatric cancer research at Boston Children’s.
This
year, Granite was named the No. 1 most charitable
contributor in Massachusetts by
the Boston Business Journal. To learn
more about Granite’s philanthropic initiatives, visit the Granite Gives Back
website at www.granitenet.com/granitegivesback.
About
Granite
Granite
delivers advanced communications and technology solutions to businesses and
government agencies throughout the United States and Canada. The $1.8 billion
company serves more than two-thirds of Fortune 100 companies and has 1.75
million voice and data lines under management, supporting more than 650,000
locations. Founded in 2002, Granite has grown to be one of the largest
competitive telecommunications carriers in the U.S. by simplifying sourcing and
management of voice, data and cellular service with a single point of contact
and consolidated invoicing for all locations nationwide. Today, Granite
supports customers with a wide range of services, including access, UCaaS,
mobile voice and data, and MSP solutions for SD-WAN, monitoring and network
management. Granite employs more than 2,250 people at its headquarters in Quincy,
Massachusetts, and 11 regional offices nationwide. For more information, visit www.granitenet.com.
Media
Contacts:
Jeremy
Robison
PR Manager
Granite
617.845.4027
Alex Hladick Bueno
Media Relations Manager
Boston Children’s Hospital
508.314.6005
Alexandra.HladickBueno@childrens.harvard.edu