Photos: Mardi Gras festivities bring bling to Children's of Mississippi
Published on Monday, February 28, 2022
A caravan of Mississippi Department of Public Safety vehicles, state First Lady Elee Reeves and lots of Mardi Gras beads made for a seasonal celebration at Children’s of Mississippi Thursday. The event brought patients outside to enjoy a Mardi Gras parade on a sunny afternoon.
Children's of Mississippi patient Nolan Busby of Oak Grove, Louisiana, reaches to catch a small toy thrown by Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves during a Department of Public Safety Mardi Gras parade Thursday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Emilia Elkins of Sumrall gets Mardi Gras beads from child life specialist Madeline Wilson.
Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves hands beads to Children's of Mississippi patients and their families during a Mardi Gras parade of Department of Public Safety vehicles Thursday.
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell hands beads to Children's of Mississippi patient Emilia and her dad, Ash, during a Mardi Gras parade at the children's hospital Thursday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Ashanti Evans of Lawrence gives the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Mardi Gras parade a thumbs up.
Mississippi Highway Patrol officers wore beads while riding motorcycles in the Department of Public Safety's Mardi Gras parade at Children's of Mississippi Thursday.
A Mississippi Highway Patrol officer hands Mardi Gras beads to Children's of Mississippi patient Dante Woods of Natchez.
Children's of Mississippi patient Ryder Jackson of Long Beach gets beads from Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell during a Mardi Gras parade Thursday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Emilia and her parents, Ash and Stephanie, talk with a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer during a Department of Public Safety Mardi Gras parade Thursday.
Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves throws Mardi Gras beads and toys to Children's of Mississippi patients including Dante during a Department of Public Safety parade at the children's hospital Thursday.
Children's of Mississippi patient Ryder puts on his Mardi Gras beads during a Department of Public Safety celebration at the children's hospital Thursday.