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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Bethany Deines

“I don’t know how you all do this year in and year out but we are so incredibly grateful! I can’t think of a better partner to have to provide things for our patients that we would otherwise never be able to have.”

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David

“Video games didn't save my life, and I didn't have a terminal disease, but they took what could have been one of the worst experiences of my life and made it my most positive hospital-related experience to date.”

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Jay P. Parent

“Our son was admitted to the UNC Children's Hospital with a severe outbreak of Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome. For the first time, we were on the receiving end of the donations that we had been contributing to for years...”

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Brittany S

“As part of our coping plan, the patient played the DS (which was generously donated by Child's Play) while getting stitches.”

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Lemonade Stand Donor

“Cute lemonade stand donation message. Came in the mail with $18 cash.”

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Misty

“I’m knitting this scarf for my daughter, for my son, for Minecraft, for Child’s Play, and for every parent who’s had to sit and watch their child suffer through illnesses...”

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