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Medicine becomes kid-friendly at a benefit for

Beaumont Hospital.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN

The South Tower atrium of Beaumont Hospital in Royal
Oak was transformed into an educational wonderland for
families during "Beaumont's Backyard EdVenture" — a
fun, medical-themed learning experience for parents and
children held Sept. 9 that raised $75,000 for the Ghesquiere
Family Center for Children's Surgery, Beaumont's newest
ROBIN SCHWARTZ,
pediatric facility.
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About 400 participants took part in interactive activities,
including making fake blood and performing a mock tonsillectomy, as well as
scaling a climbing wall, exploring a miniature house and enjoying food and
entertainment provided by the Saline fiddlers.
"As the name implies, this event was all about fun, family and learning," said
Margaret Casey, president of The Beaumont Foundation.
The 16,000-square-foot Ghesquiere Center in Royal Oak features a "river"
floor, twinkling stars on the ceiling, red wagons to transport patients and
other kid-friendly images designed to reduce anxiety for children who have to
undergo surgical procedures. ❑

Above left: Event co-chairs
Leslie Lewiston Etterbeek of
Bloomfield Hills and Pamela
Applebaum of Birmingham.
Above: Jennifer and David
Forbes of Bloomfield Hills.
Left:Susan and Rabbi Joseph
Krakoff of Southfield with
Micah, 8, Elan, 5, and Atara, 9.

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