Beaumont Hospital has held Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams every December since 2017 — this year the event will be different due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The event was started to help fight the feeling of isolation children felt while stuck inside a hospital during the holidays. They gave the patients flashlights to wave out their windows for five minutes each night — hoping that community members would come with flashlights and wave back. The community came out in force.
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The hospital said it’s not safe for people to gather outside the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak this year — so instead they’re turning the fourth annual Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams event into a virtual experience. It runs from Dec. 1 through Dec. 31.
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