Testimonials

Your donations make a difference. See below how your contributions make a lifelong impact on the lives of children in pediatric hospitals.

Children’s Hospital of Colorado thanks Child’s Play and its donors

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Thank you for helping us be kids.
Thank you for helping us play.
Thank you for helping us heal.

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Buddy

“Part of the way through the day a volunteer from the hospital wheeled in a cart with a TV, a Nintendo and several games, and a DVD player. I can’t tell you how much it helped to get us through that day having the simple distraction of some video games...”

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Winnipeg Child Life Specialist

“The game systems and games provide such an important source of distraction as well as a familiarity in a place that is often unknown to children...”

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Angela Harris

“As you know, this is the first year we have registered with Child's Play and we were really overwhelmed by the kindness of gamers from all over the world.”

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Alfred Dupont Nemours Health

“With Child's Play funds, we were able to install wall mounts, a security tether, and control in each room. We were also able to purchase additional controllers for when family members want to play along with the patient. ”

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Carla Oliver

“At Children’s Hospital Colorado, we saw the need for a Gaming and Technology Specialist and knew that in the current state of healthcare, this would be difficult for our hospital to dedicate funding towards...”

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Bethany D

“[The iPads] allow children who have been in car accidents to talk to their parents if/when the parents are transported to adult hospitals. You have no idea how this came as a very welcome gift for this program! ”

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