In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Retired Buccaneers Fullback Mike Alstott, members of the Asltott Family, and the Mike Alstott Family Foundation will be visiting Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg for a celebration straight from the heart. On Thursday, February 13th, the Alstotts will host a “Stuff-N-Fluff” party for the seventeenth straight year.
At the Stuff-N-Fluff party, the Alstotts will assist currently admitted at the hospital select, stuff, and outfit a teddy bear or other animal of their choice. The stuffed animals will also include a “rainbow star” (to wish upon) and a birth certificate. The children will also have the opportunity create Valentine's Day cards and participate in several other activities. The Alstotts will additionally see to it that patients not able to attend the party will be supplied with a stuffed animal making kit to create at their convinience.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg is a leader in children’s health care, combining a legacy of compassionate care focused solely on children since 1926 with the innovation and experience of one of the world’s leading health care systems. The 259-bed teaching hospital, ranked as a U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital, stands at the forefront of discovery, leading innovative research to cure and prevent childhood diseases while training the next generation of pediatric experts. With a network of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care centers and collaborative care provided by All Children’s Specialty Physicians at regional hospitals, Johns Hopkins All Children’s brings care closer to home. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital consistently keeps the patient and family at the center of care while continuing to expand its mission in treatment, research, education and advocacy. For more information, visit www.HopkinsAllChildrens.org.
The Mike Alstott Family Foundation was formed to allow the Alstotts to assist others in uplifting the minds, hearts and spirits of families and children on their way to realizing their full potential through various events, assistance programs, and celebrations. For more information visit www.MikeAlstottFamilyFoundation.org
