Love Notes to Front Liners

2021 Love Notes to front liners

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Artists: 32 Chattanooga artists looking seeking to make sense of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Partners:  ArtsBuild, Erlanger Health System, CHI Memorial, Parkridge Hospital and the Tucker Foundation

Description : Love Notes to Front Liners was an initiative in partnership with ArtsBuild and local hospitals that offered stipends to professional artists to create cards for COVID-!9 front line responders at Erlanger Health System,  CHI Memorial and Parkridge Hospital. Funded by an anonymous individual donation and foundation contribution in the memory of Summerfield aka “Skeeter” Johnston III,” local artists have the opportunity to create artwork for individual cards and write personal letters to these medical personnel thanking them for their courage, compassion, determination and dedication 

Mark Making distributed over 450 cards to Erlanger, Memorial and Parkridge hospitals’ staff created by 32 Chattanooga artists. The cards also feature a poem of gratitude by Erika Blackman written for the cards.

And from Jan Keys DNP, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive of
Erlanger Health System Jan Keys: “To receive these personalized cards truly touched the hearts of our staff. Erlanger patients, physicians, nurses and all other staff are working hard to keep our community healthy and safe. We know that you all are doing your part by the message of support in the form of beautiful artwork in these cards. Thank You, Always.”

Participating artist Robin Howe offered this observation: “This project has felt like a far greater gift for me than for the Erlanger health care workers. Until this project was initiated, I felt helpless as I wanted to be a part of the healing process. Love Notes to Front Liners has opened a path support these truly amazing and dedicated workers.”