We love giving out Gift Banks to hospitals, shelters and other programs and facilities all over the country – including those in our own “backyard” of the Florida. We take great pride in knowing that our Gift Banks are providing many children with the opportunity to smile, even through any difficult circumstances they may be [...]
I just recently started working for Kids Wish Network and last week I was blessed with the opportunity to volunteer for the Holiday of Hope event at Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Tampa. I was very excited about volunteering and passing out toys to kids. I have a 3 year old of my own, and [...]
The key to pulling off any event? Volunteers. The key to keeping your volunteers happy? Feed them!! Thanks to Datz in Tampa, we were able to do just that at our Holiday of Hope event at Shriners Hospitals for Children ~ Tampa last week. When I first heard Datz was gracious enough to donate lunch [...]
Where to begin? Oh! What a treat it was to see almost 100 orthopedic patients and their siblings having fun at the party last night! The kids were dancing in their wheelchairs, walkers and casts, making bead bracelets and necklaces, decorating cookies, taking fun pictures in the MOJO photobooth, creating real wooden toolboxes (with help [...]
Since I was hired here at Kids Wish, I’ve got to hear all about the two big Holiday of Hope parties that have occurred: Shriners – Philadelphia in 2009 and White Memorial Medical Center in 2010. They were each huge events and the groups from our organization who attended had an absolutely wonderful time at [...]
The Kids Wish Network is delivering some extra treats this Christmas season. The national organization is giving $500,000 worth of toys and gifts to local charities such as homeless shelters and children’s advocacy programs. Charities like Metropolitan Ministries, Solve of West Pasco and Easter Seals lined up Saturday and Sunday to collect the holiday cheer [...]
The Holiday of Hope at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles was a huge success! We had a ton of awesome sponsors and celebrities that came together, donated their time and really went above and beyond to make the event a special day for the children at the facility. Along with some serious stars [...]
I just got off the phone with Madeline and heard the Holiday of Hope party that happened last night at White Memorial Medical Center in L.A. was a magnificent success! She didn’t have time to tell me too much, seeing as how she and the rest of the Kids Wish crew were just about to [...]
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