Your donations make a difference. See below how your contributions make a lifelong impact on the lives of children in pediatric hospitals.
Thank you for helping us be kids.
Thank you for helping us play.
Thank you for helping us heal.
“I pray to God every night and ask him to send us an Angel everyday. I ask for hope, I ask for healing, I ask for peace and I ask for joy in our lives. Today you are our Angel.”
“I walked into a patient's room and he immediately started crying but when I mentioned that I had a Nintendo DS (from Child's Play a few years ago) to lend him, he smiled and calmed down immediately...”
“One of the special things about our main Playroom is that we offer more games and activities than found on patient wards – it makes it a special place that separates it from their hospital rooms. ”
“It was frightening and painful, and nobody wanted to explain anything to a 5-year old. The thing that changed me forever, though, wasn't the surgery, it was the game cart.”
“Instead of focusing on the treatment I turned my focus to the game. It helped me escape the current world I was in and allowed me to feel like a normal kid again...”
“As part of our coping plan, the patient played the DS (which was generously donated by Child's Play) while getting stitches.”