SAHealth.com 5 KEEPINGWELL — SPRING 2023 Tre Jones and SypherPKbrought holiday cheer to patients atMethodist Children’s Hospital Spurs point guard, Tre Jones, in partnership with Spurs Give, helped spread some generous holiday cheer in December by donating a Gamers Outreach Kart (GO Kart) to Methodist Children’s Hospital. GO Karts are used in hospitals to provide an outlet for kids to be themselves during treatment. Through gaming, kids can explore worlds, connect with others, express creativity and most importantly have fun. A brief donation ceremony was held followed by open play with patients. Joining Tre, who is an avid gamer himself, was YouTube content streamer and creator SypherPK and San Antonio’s favorite mascot, the Spurs’ Coyote. SypherPK is known for his gaming streams and videos centering around the game Fortnite. As of December, he is the 19th mostfollowed channel on the Twitch platform. Children of all ages had a wonderful time gaming with Tre and SypherPK. The gaming was live-streamed for children unable to leave their rooms. Methodist Children’s Hospital partnered with students at Taft High School to learn basic nutrition, how to read food labels and calculate nutrition facts for recipes as part of Kids Teaching Kids. Here, high school students share their knowledge with elementary children. Methodist Healthcare teamed up with the American Heart Association, Living for Zachary, and Keita Bates-Diop of the San Antonio Spurs to train athletes and ROTC students on hands-only CPR and AED devices at Central Catholic High School. Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Methodist Children’s Hospital Dr. Mahesh Sharma spoke about the importance of knowing hands-only CPR and learning how to use an AED device to save a life. Methodist Healthcare and Spurs Sports & Entertainment also donated 10 AED devices to local youthserving organizations. Serving our community
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