Pittsburgh hospital celebrates World Kindness Day by dressing up newborns as Mister Rogers
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Babies born at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh celebrated their first World Kindness Day with a very special guest.
World Kindness Day is Nov. 13, and it's a good fit for Pittsburgh, where Fred Rogers taught children the importance of goodwill on his classic children's television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurse Caitlin Pechin decided to mark the occasion by crocheting tiny red cardigans with ties and booties for the newborns, in honor of Mister Rogers' signature attire.
Fred Rogers died in 2003, and the hospital invited his wife, Joanne Rogers, to come join the festivities. She was delighted by all of the little Baby Rogers she saw, and their parents were excited to celebrate the moment with her. "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, growing up I watched with my grandmother," Michael Lewandowski, the father of newborn Mary Rose Lewandowski, told TribLive. "Seeing Mrs. Rogers was very special." Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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