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Bridgette Bartlett, left, of the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center talks Friday with Steve Grubbs, Covenant Health CEO, and Jo Wetch, system director of care coordination, at a community garden in Lewiston during Covenant’s Community Impact Day. Sue Belanger, senior vice president of Mission Integration and Ethics for Covenant Health, said helping communities Covenant serves gives employees a “better understanding of the people that we care for.” St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston is one of three hospitals operated by Covenant Health. “I grew up on Park Street and to give back to the community years later is a really cool idea,” Belanger said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Covenant Health employees Dave Koffman, left, Tricia Conway, center, and Melanie Pearson rebuild a raised vegetable bed Friday at the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center’s community garden in Lewiston during Covenant’s Community Impact Day. Sue Belanger, senior vice president of Mission Integration and Ethics for Covenant Health, said helping communities Covenant serves gives employees a “better understanding of the people that we care for.” St. Mary’s Nutrition Center’s Lots to Garden’s program maintains 10 community gardens across Lewiston and Auburn. “I grew up on Park Street and to give back to the community years later is a really cool idea,” Belanger said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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