Emilia Egerton, 2, of Elkhart, sitting in the lap of her mother Sandy, gets to know her new friend, a teddy bear donated by Bears in the Air, at Elkhart General Hospital. Boxes of stuffed bears are donated Tuesday in the lobby of Elkhart General Hospital by Bears in the Air, a program out of South Bend International Airport to provide comfort to children in hospitals across the region. From left are Mike Daigle, CEO and executive director of the airport; Marci Killarney, manager, Women’s and Children’s at the hospital; Keely Paston, executive director, Surgery and Cardiovascular Services; Lee Herschberger, director, Patient Care; Melissa Clark, director, Surgical Services; and Katie Bradshaw, financial specialist with the airport
Levon Johnson, Elkhart Chamber president; Chris Murphy, 1st Source Bank CEO; Lou Pierce, president of Big Idea Company; Regina Emberton, CEO of South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership
