A group of nurses won the lottery but gave their winnings to two colleagues who needed it more

Stephanie Brinkman (middle) organized a lottery pool for the NICU staff at Mercy Children's Hospital in the St. Louis area. When the group won $10,000, they decided to give the cash to Gretchen Post (left), whose 17-year-old son died by suicide the night of the drawing, and to Casey Orellana (right), whose husband is battling cancer.
(CNN)At Mercy Children's Hospital, the nurses and staff of the neonatal intensive care pool the money to enter the lottery.

They've been doing it for for years, with varying degrees of success.
Last month, the staffers at the St. Louis-area hospital won big: $10,000 in the Mega Millions lottery.
But instead of divvying up the winning among the group, they gave it to two colleagues going through some tough times.
The joyous discovery
The lottery pool began as a way to bring some levity.
"We have a very stressful job, so it's just something fun that keeps us going," nurse Gretchen Post told CNN.
As last month's jackpot grew to $1.6 billion dollars, nurse -- and lottery pool organizer -- Stephanie Brinkman stayed up late and watched the results come in. Soon, her phone was lighting up with calls and messages from her colleagues. They had a winning ticket.
"I was so in shock, I couldn't believe it," Brinkman said.