Aly’s Monkey Movement makes donation to Geisinger Life Flight
Aly Creasy, of Hughesville, donated two boxes of stuffed monkeys to the Life Flight 1 team at the Selinsgrove base on Feb. 28. The monkeys will be distributed across Geisinger’s six air ambulance bases and two critical care ground transport unit bases for crew members to take along during the pediatric transport.
Aly approached the Life Flight about donating monkeys to the program. Aly’s Monkey Movement got its start after she experienced her own scary situation. Following a trip to the emergency room a couple years ago, her grandparents gave her Jack, her first stuffed monkey. She said although she was scared, having Jack by her side helped.
“He brought me so much comfort and joy, and that is what started my love for monkeys,” Aly said. “Now I want to help other kids going through scary situations. I hope having a monkey by their side can help them, just like it helped me.”
Aly is accepting stuffed monkey donations. To learn more about Aly’s Monkey Movement, click here.
“Geisinger Life Flight transports thousands of patients every year, with many of those being seriously ill or injured kids,” said Jerry Splitt, Life Flight program director. “Having these donated stuffed animals from Aly’s Monkey Movement will hopefully help to make a child’s transport a little less frightening.”
In addition to Selinsgrove, Geisinger Life Flight has bases in Avoca, Leighton, Minersville, Montoursville and State College, with the critical care ground transport units based in Danville and Avoca. Geisinger Life Flight averages more than 3,200 transports a year and transported more than 69,000 patients since beginning operation in 1981. The program operates with approximately 150 staff members, including pilots, flight nurses, flight medics, communications specialists, emergency vehicle operators, maintenance and administrative staff. Life Flight is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport System (CAMTS) and holds its own Air Carrier certificate through the FAA.
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