Kids & Art Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of pediatric cancer care by focusing on the whole child in treatment by including healing through arts in their protocol.
We seek to improve well-being during treatment, as survivors, and in bereavement. Together we use art for healing by empowering, encouraging, and creating memorable experiences.
Life before COVID - January, February, early March
- We offered weekly programs at two outpatient hospitals at UCSF and Stanford Children's Hospital and we were able to serve a total of 375 patients.
- We started a new in-patient program at Stanford Children's Hospital
- Pre Covid, destination workshops (2 of them) had a total of 75 participants and inpatient workshops (2 of them) had 29 participants. There were 72 volunteer shifts with 107 volunteer hours donated.
Our Covid-19 Response
Cancer does not stop for anything, not even COVID-19. In March, we took a step back to consider the needs of our kids with cancer and their families, and the doctors/hospital staff working with these kids. We pivoted our programs to an online version believing this was a temporary move. Eight months later and no end in sight, we have not only pivoted our programs but shifted our thinking, adapted, and begun delivering our programs in new ways.
We held 32 successful virtual workshops impacting 321 participants (many returned weekly.) Offering workshops via Zoom allowed us to expand beyond our Bay Area patients, survivors, and bereaved siblings to include pediatric oncology patients in Michigan, Alaska, Florida, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, and Washington DC.
- A team from Genentech reached out to Kids & Art for our Get One. Give One. Morale Boosting Team Building Art Workshop. They chose this art experience for their end of year celebration and to support our nonprofit organization. Their participation will provide funds for children with cancer to enjoy the same creative opportunity, December.
- Selected by the Sharks Foundations to be the recipient of their Hockey Fights Cancer Mystery Puck fundraiser. We held a virtual workshop to encourage our families to enter a shark design competition to be featured on four of the Mystery Pucks and sold later in the season, November.
- Initiated a 3-year design thinking strategic planning process to redefine goals, objectives, and programming, November.
- Chip Conley was the closing day Keynote Speaker for our 4-day virtual summit focused on art, healing and innovation (AHI2020). Sheri Sobrato Brisson was our opening Keynote Speaker and after the event she made a matching challenge of $50,000 to make sure we continue our mission, September.
- Collaborated with LymeLight Foundation to present a special creativity workshop via Zoom with 74 participants, August.
- Partnered with Camp Okizu, a camp devoted to helping all members of families affected by cancer, to provide our online art program, twice weekly, with 113 cancer patient campers, siblings, and family member participants, July.
- Produced short video art lessons for pediatric oncology staff at UCSF and LPCH to use through their inpatient TV-studio circulation.
- Started Amaeyzing Parent Support Group, a virtual monthly hour-long workshop to help parents support each other as they navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. The group offers a safe space for parents to share concerns/questions and receive guidance/suggestions on best practices and feature guest speakers who are experts in the areas discussed.
Facts about Pediatric Cancer
Childhood cancer diagnoses have increased by 24% over the last 40 years.
15,780 children are diagnosed with cancer annually in the U.S.
The average age of a childhood cancer diagnosis is 6 years old.
Two-thirds of childhood cancer patients will suffer chronic health problems.
TIME: *Elsaid et al (2020) reported an over 2 hour average wait time across 3 clinic sites prior to administration of chemotherapy. These long wait times resulted in lower patient satisfaction. The community medical center site, associated with Seattle Children’s Hospital, provides patients with a similar 2 hour expected wait time to receive chemotherapy with the actual infusion expected to average 2.5 hours. Therefore, on average, children will spend 4.5 hours waiting and receiving treatment. However, several sites recognize that depending on the diagnosis and treatment, children may be in the outpatient infusion center for up to 8 hours.
PATIENT SATISFACTION: Many studies have shown an inverse relationship between waiting time and patient satisfaction.2–4 This has become a major concern for hospital administrators and policymakers because it is a measure of organizational efficiency.5 Waiting time as well as consultation time are the main factors that affect patient and consumer satisfaction.2,6–9
The experience while waiting can also affect patient satisfaction and is influenced by other factors such as the condition and attractiveness of the waiting area.4,11,12
*Elsaid, M. E., Morgan, J., Colorado, N., Woolsey, J., Canterberry, N., Rice, P., Russo, C. (2020). Chemotherapy Wait Times in a Network of Pediatric Oncology Clinics, Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 42(6), p e475-e478. DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001466
Facts about Patient Satisfaction
Patient satisfaction plays a significant role in determining the health outcomes and in the quality of health-care services provided by any health-care organization. Studies have found that long wait times can decrease outcomes and can negatively impact patient satisfaction scores. Jul 7, 2019
A qualitative analysis was conducted on the accompanying adults’ answers to the three open-ended questions. In particular, with regard to ‘What it is like to wait?’, 75% of the adults emphasized concern for the emotional and physical state of the child and 70% described waiting as a time of anxiety, stress and boredom.
Concerning ‘What is the most difficult part of waiting?', 80% of the accompanying adults highlighted fear about the medical test outcomes and boredom because of the long waiting time (70%). Finally, with regard to ‘What would make waiting easier for you?’, 90% of the adults reported that they accepted the waiting time as routine and that the presence of other adults to talk to and share emotions with helps them relax and better spend this time (80%). Even the possibility of having communicative exchanges with the health professionals makes the waiting time easier to bear for 80% of the adults.
Finally, 90% of the adults hoped for a greater presence in the waiting room of entertainment activities for children and adults. These positive distractions could have a strong influence both on their emotional states and their relationship with the children while waiting (80%). Corsano, Paola & Majorano, Marinella & Vignola, Valentina & Guidotti, Laura & Izzi, Giancarlo. (2015). The waiting room as a relational space: young patients and their families' experience in a day hospital: Waiting in a pediatric day hospital. Child: care, health and development. 41. 10.1111/cch.12239.
Arts as a tool for Patient Satisfaction
My son Amaey was a decisive child. He would walk into a toy store with millions of things vying for his attention, and he would walk straight to that one thing he wanted, pick it up, and walk out with me. He also loved food— loved food. His decisiveness became bothersome, because we could not get him to eat anything other than what he wanted. But, all of that changed when his chemo brain was fogged up.
One such post-chemo week when Amaey was five years old, our nonprofit hosted our monthly Healing Through Art workshop. Amaey was paired with an artist. I had privately forewarned the artist of the tug-of-war this little child had between his decisive personality and the tingling and numbness in his hands and haziness in his brain.
What came from that workshop hangs proudly (lovingly) in my kitchen. It is a canvas that captured the child, the moment, and nothing but pure joy—a big giant waffle, a fork, two strawberries, a glass of orange juice and a bottle of syrup.
Minimalist and decisive just as the child he was without a shadow of the moment he was going through. When I look at this painting, I see the child. When I look at this painting, I hear the laughter, the joy, the mischievousness of a five-year-old. I do not see the cancer. I’m transported to that day, to that moment, when he forgot his pain and his frustrations. . . . He just became one with his art.
- Purvi Shah, Founder and CEO of Kids & Art Foundation (read full blog post)
Drake's Story
When twelve year old Drake told his mother he wanted to redecorate his room prior to starting his next round of treatments, she reached out to the community asking for help. A Kids & Art volunteer heard about Drake’s request and brought it to our attention so we set up an art experience just for him. Area artists Helen and Patty brainstormed possible mural themes with Drake and together they decided to create a flying dragon. On painting day, all three met at the Kids & Art office, along with Drake’s mother Kathy, and set to work painting the magnificent creature. The dramatic sky of purple stands out against the yellow belly of the winged beast. Drake’s favorite element was the color of the dragon’s body, a shade he named Draconian Red. In the words of Helen,“ A fierce and majestic dragon will be hung over his new bed against his freshly painted walls and look over and protect him through all his days ahead.”
How can art heal?
During September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we hosted a 4 day virtual summit focused on conversations in quality of care called AHI2020 Art, Health, and Innovation. You can watch a compilation of our 4 day virtual summit where speakers shared new ideas and strategies on elevating the conversation about improving the quality of care. Here below, we would like to share Miral Kotb and her story of how art saved her life.
Whether you toil over an oil canvas or doodle mindlessly on a page, research suggests the act of creating art has powerful healing properties. In a study published in the journal Art Therapy, three-quarters of participants experienced lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol during their 45-minute art-making session – regardless of previous art experience.
We have parents who have changed their child's appointment to coincide with the day Kids & Art artists are in the waiting room.
We have patients who are on their way home from their appointment turn around and follow us back in the waiting room just so that they can sit and create with us. Remember, these kids do not want to be in the hospital in the first place.
We have caregivers who come and seek us out on days we are in the outpatient waiting rooms to come and create with their child by their bedside.
How do we spread the Healing Effect?
Our arts based programs add value to the hospitals' ethos of patient centric care. Waiting rooms at a pediatric hospital are the most stressful. A parent might be waiting to hear about a test result. A child might be waiting to get a blood or platelet transfusion. A family might be waiting for their child to come out of a procedure. In all of these instances, they will have a bag packed and with them because there is no certainty that they will go home. As research has proven, any form of creative distraction will help ease the tension and anxiety in the waiting room.
Amaeyzing Online Art Workshops: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have temporarily placed our outpatient and inpatient workshops at Stanford Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, as well as our monthly destination workshops, on hold. Our plan is to return to working face-to-face with the children when it is safe and healthy to do so. In the meantime, in an effort to support our community and to bring opportunities for connection and creativity, we have transitioned to weekly online art experiences through Zoom.
Amaeyzing ArtKits, Wonder in a Box: COVID cannot stop creativity. With human-to-human workshops temporarily halted due to COVID we found new ways to be there for the patient families when they need us most wherever they are. Patient families and Healthcare partners can reach out to us for ArtKits. Receiving each kit is like getting one of us in a box, just for yourself!
Amaeyzing Teams: Large or small, if you are a company that needs morale boosting art to connect your remote teams or to give them a much needed creative break, do reach out to us. Because each team building activity you get for your team also gives our pediatric patients the much needed emotional and psychosocial healing. Art helps people forget about their problems and focus on positive emotions, while also lowering the stress hormone cortisol. Have fun, laugh, and share.
2020 Amaeyzing Spirit Scholarship
Apu Dutta, 9 year old Cancer survivor
It is difficult to believe Apu is only 9 years old, given how much she has been through and how much she has achieved! Apu was only five years old when she was diagnosed with cancer (High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). Thankfully, she has completed her treatment and is now cancer free. From 2017, Apu has enjoyed creating art at our Kids & Art Workshops.
Throughout her cancer journey especially the most difficult parts of her treatment, Apu spent hours doodling and generating a collection of art. She found comfort and strength through art. It became her best friend and companion and it still remains her favorite hobby.
Apu and her family converted all her art into a children’s storybook called, ‘How Sunshine Returned to Joyland’. This book is filled with her artwork, poetry and activity prompts. She also includes helpful lessons like ‘dream big’, ‘smile’, ‘enjoy the present’ and ‘have happy thoughts’.
The book is for kids facing difficult challenges like cancer. Apu wants to help them stay positive and never give up. Kids & Art applauds Apu for sharing her art and inspiring other kids in treatment.
She has shown us what real healing through art looks like. Her creativity speaks volumes of her resilience and tenacity through adversity. This scholarship is a symbol of empowerment and hope through creativity. The $500 scholarship amount has been used to share copies of her book with kids at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
2020 Amaeyzing Spirit Award Winners
Caroline Robins and Rachel Handsman
In seeking to identify a member of the Kids & Art community for the Amaeyzing Spirit Award this year, it was an obvious and unanimous decision who should be recognized. The two individuals being honored truly embody the spirit of our organization, and the manner in which they faced the challenges of COVID in support of our community serve as the ultimate example.
This year, Kids & Art Foundation is thrilled to recognize our Program Managers, Caroline Robins and Rachel Handsman, as recipients of our 2020 Amaeyzing Spirit Award.
Rachel and Caroline have given so much to Kids & Art throughout the years. They are truly the heart of our organization, bringing to life our vision and mission through their tireless efforts and steadfast focus on the best experiences for pediatric oncology families. During the pandemic, these two came together to transition our programs to a fully remote model, engaging patients and families with enthusiasm and joy each week, all the while continuing to push forward with persistence and dedication. Their efforts have made a tremendous impact for many families, bringing stability and normalcy in a time of uncertainty.
This recognition is our thank you to these two wonderful people, who give so much of themselves. Thank you, Caroline and Rachel, for all that you do, for giving with so much heart, and for making the lives of those around you so much better.
Amelia and Clyde's Story
Art has always been one of the best distractions from the difficulties of dealing with a cancer diagnosis and the hardships of treatment for my eight year old. This series gives my kids something to look forward to and involves them in a community where they feel accepted and heard while accomplishing something they are proud to show other participants and family/friends. Art is therapy and the Kids & Art Foundation allows for focus on positive activities that provide an avenue for creativity and positivity.
Susan, mother of Amelia and Clyde from Alaska
Opportunities to empower, enrich, and create memorable experiences
Healing in Color with The Walt Disney Museum
Kids & Art Foundation was honored to be selected for The Walt Disney Family Museum's fifth Community Access Exhibition, Healing In Color, featuring original artwork made by children in hospital settings. Walt Disney once said that “fantasy and reality often overlap.” The young artists whose works will be on display as part of this exhibition have been encouraged to investigate this intersection of fantasy and reality. Making use of a variety of materials, their artworks express a common dream for a bright future, using bold colors and textures.
Hockey Fights Cancer Campaign with the Sharks Foundation
When the San Jose Sharks Foundation reached out to Kids & Art with an invitation to collaborate on their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Mystery Puck Design Competition, we jumped at the chance to get pediatric cancer patients, survivors and siblings involved in this wonderful event. An online art workshop was quickly scheduled and thoughts turned to the artwork itself. The pieces needed to fit on the front side of a hockey puck so the drawings would have to be small with bright colors and have space for words. Artists Caroline Robins and Sejal Desai created samples to inspire the children using markers, watercolor paints and colored pencils.
The day of the workshop, the excited participants were given a quick description of the project then they set to work. Some chose to focus on the open mouth and sharp teeth of a shark while others drew full bodies complete with fins and gills. A couple of these young artists added inspirational messages to their drawings, writing about beating cancer and uniting to fight this disease. There was lots of laughter during the program as they consulted with each other on color choices and patterns for the ocean backgrounds. When the workshop was over, the artwork was collected and then sent off to the San Jose Sharks Foundation. Each entry will be transferred to a canvas that will be auctioned off in 2021, and four of the pieces will also be replicated on the front side of hockey pucks which will be signed by some of the Sharks players. The proceeds from this project will be donated to Kids & Art to help fund our healing through arts programs.
Other collaborators we want to thank:
Artists: Jesus Zamarron, Rinat Goren, Ginger Slonaker, Yako440, Janae Dueck, Amy Bainton. Museum: New Museum Los Gatos. Collaboration: ArtWorks Foundation, New Jersey, Camp Okizu, LymeLight Foundation, and the Sharks Foundation - Hockey Fights Cancer Campaign. Destination Workshop Pre-Covid: Curiodyssey Museum. Exhibitions: Walt Disney Family Museum
Volunteers: Kathy Joyce, Deborah Hopkins, Erin Dierker, Amber Carter, Laura Diaz, Sejal Desai, Melisa Mottola, Margi Encisco, Janae Dueck, Melissa Croland, Nicole Kleemann, Hila Goldstein, Kyle Cleveland, Amy Bainton, Jen Danskine, Lindsay Clark, Isabella Dizon, Ashley Vong, Jesus Zamarron, Darnel Tasker, Sophia Lee, Michelle Echenique, Julie Jacobson, Bianca Levan, Nathalie Strand, Rose Kuncz, Alyssa Lew, Savannah Lew, Helen Lew, Patty Owyang, and Kristen Sze.
Art Health Innovation 2020 speakers: Sheri Sobrato, Ozan Serim, Smita Garg, PJ Hirabayashi, Karen Piemme, Miral Kotb, Lalit Kapoor, Kate Byrne, Sunny Slaughter, Aria Parikh, Lisa Soloman, Karan Parikh. Antonia Dapena Tretter, Michael Towne, Wendy Celaya, Maureen Stys, Lisa Argen, Belinda Liu, Brianna Negrete, Marissa Daskalakis Tsangaropoulos, Yiying Lu, Kara Davis, Michael Wei, Steve Simko, Robin Parrish, Adrianne Angle, Caroline Robins, Rachel Handsman, Yotam Heineberg, Bianca Levan, Cecile Picard, Ginger Slonaker, Peng-Peng Wang, Janis Nakano Spivak, Jeff Bell, Tiffany Birch, Patty Owyang, Marsha Maytum, Kris Floor, Jim Heid, Benjamin Williams, David Hornik and Chip Conley.
Art Health Innovation 2020 artists: Tiffany Birch, Rinat Goren, Melody Rose Serra, Gregory Vernitsky, Jamila Rufaro, Victoria Veedell, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Fuzz E. Grant, Harumo Sato, Sophia Lee, Jennifer Banzaca, Rachel Tirosh, Britt Henze, Artemis Schatzkin, Sherrie Thai, Heather Robinson, Helice Wen, Peng-Peng Wang, Chandrika Marla, Irene Bee Kain, Eric Zener, Cecile Picard, Renee Switkes, Jesus Zamarron, Belinda Chlouber, Iris Willow, Andrea Fono, Bianca Levan, Jen Kindell and Ginger Slonaker
Parent Support Group Speakers: Dawn Linhardt, Adrianne Angle, Janet Schauf, RN, Gabriella Medrano and Dr. Ayelet Hirshfeld, PHD.
Thank You 2020 Supporters
We are truly grateful to Sheri Sobrato Brisson for her $50,000 matching challenge. We sincerely appreciate her generosity and strong belief in our mission to spread the healing effect of art in the lives of pediatric patents who are touched by cancer and all life threatening illnesses.
Donors: Jil Coolidge, Liliane Cools, Nicole Goodwin, Sophie Perisic, Sehr Qazi, Rajeev Reddy, Renata Tabellion, Keerthana Baskaran, Hema Dhruv, Renee Young, Prager Family, Sunita Shah, Ying Zhu, Apurva Shah, Jeff Cleary, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Davina and Joseph Moussa, Swati and Ashish Mody, Mara Grimes, Veerendra Bhora, Don Mulkey, Dawn Linhardt, Harbir Bhatia, Amaey's Circle, Bharvi and Pratish Patel, Sabah Mirza, Linda C, Cheryl Shinozaki, Patricia Mcbrayer, Debojyoti Dutta, Patty Owyang & John Young, Judith Cline, Bianca Levan, Sylvia and Mike DeCourcey, Lisa Wang, Michelle Krumland, Sheri Sobrato Brisson, Purvi Shah, Janice Leong, Mary Alfaro, Eloisa Ramirez, Radha Sudharshan, Susan Glauser, Dave Grusin, John Sutti - Sutti Family Trust, David Deutscher, Julie Jacobson, Karen Anders, Andrew, Erika Rottenberg, Big Grin Productions, LLC- Toby Cochran, Redmon Paul Craig, Lorna Maxwell, Paula Boghossian, Inder and Reshma Monga, Jennifer Abidari, Nathalie Auber Forgan, Rinat Goren and Arnon Rosenthal, Shaylene Marie, Shadia Lee, Derek Johnson, Erin Flack, Brandy Swigart, Jamie Dawson, Michelle Alvarado, Tiffany Wolford Setty, Patricia Sakai and Richard Shapiro, Sameer Modi, Kennedy Owen, Ela Jamosmos, Meredith J Goldsmith, Andrew Chau, Sherry Lee Rook, Mira Sinick, Paula Kiger, Maria Belesis Prontzos, Betsy Halaby, Lauren Rausaw, Nancy Cerreta, Melanie Mauldin, Lisa Weir, Janice Rumbaugh, Kevin Smokler, Swetha Pakala , Jaya Menghani, Fanny Krivoy, Steve Simko, PJ Hirabayashi, Robin Glassman, Stacey Wagner, Lisa Tsuruoka, Shayaan Qazi, Richard Surprenant, Sonia Kotb, Julie Kavanagh, Mallory Gordon, Matias Bordaverri, Barbara Leland, Minny Manjit, Michael B., Drew, LLC, Cynthia Ruiz, Christine Illejay, Marlene Abraham, Jeannette Simmons Jr, Eileen O' Connell, Stuart Davidson, Enrique Figueoria Wai, Ling Chai. Lisa a Mudd, Antonia Dapena-Tretter, Anuradha M. Sharma, Cecile Picard, Chip Conley Foundation, Talia and Gideon Cohen, Jyoti Singh, Kiran and Ginni Chadha, Barbara Thomas, Pushpathadam Patel Donation Fund, Ingrid Lam, Christa Flores, Larry Russo, Jennifer Champion, Linda Omori, Josh Shimchick, David and Alyson Smith-Falwell, Daniel Lindhart, Lawrence Aulffo, Lawrence and Joanie Jones, Stephanie Johnson, Travis Lee Johnson, Brian Miller, Nancy Musselwhite, Taron Young, Jennifer Lauber, Anita Demmon Charitable Fund, Ludell Deutscher Irrevocable Trust and C. J. Berry Foundation.
Donations in memory of Rick Newell: Brinda Lee, Callie A Hass, Gregory Allen, Mounir Mazzawi, Aron Kirschner, Dave Wooley, Wil & Jane Zurliene, Helen Harrison, Laurie, Glasgow-Gill, Brendan McGivney, Donald Mason, Cheryl McIntire, Maryl & Ron Bergeson, Karen Anders, John and Becky Augustine, LIndalee Schwinnen, and Grace and Rick Newell.
Donations in memory of Kathleen Marie Boyts: Michael Sessinger, Peter Bonnier, The Wolf Organization LLC, Rachel Hoople, Gc Aaa Fences Inc., Rich & Mary Jo Peterson, Timothy Lyons, Joel Berkland, Grant & Beth Kroes, Mandy Mayfield, Security Fence &, Supply Co. Inc., Roland Paiva, Showcase Marketing, Matthew D Dillon, Janna Wilson, Matt Black, John Gebert, Mike and Scott Palmer, Michael Tull, Larry & Vanita Burkholder, David & Jane Charpentier, Regina L Smith, Jennifer Allare, Jeff and Pam Schork, Brad Ross, Reid Kunkel, Joshua T Peizer, Terry and Laura O'Connor, Christopher Young, Jonathan Winoker, Ken Hotchkiss, Ken Throckmorton, Jerry and Donna Rollene, Laurie Stiles Daynes, Patricia Ann Niesz, Tom and Patty Chesley, Steve Lonsway, Jacob A Hellinga, Heidi Joy Kolberg, Will & Debbie Lepire, Affinity HR Group, Inc., Jeff Hubert, Douglas and Nola Pyle, and Brockway-Smith Company.
Grants: Koret Foundation, Palo Alto Community Fund, Peninsula Health Care District, Park Sunset Housing Corp, McNabb Foundation, Deacon Charitable Foundation, Inner Sunset Community Advocates, Inc., and San Mateo Strong.
Corporate Partners: Genentech, Inc, Waipahu Physical Therapy Inc, Gap Foundation, Perkins Coie, Google, Mishkalo LLC, Amazon Smile, Sharks Foundation, Adobe Employee Volunteers, Intuit, and Skybox Security.
In-Kind Donors: Jensen & Novacic, Perkins Coie, Color Swell, and BUMC
Board of Directors: Kiran Chadha - Interim Board Chair, Nathalie Auber, Rinat Goren (until May 2020), Talia Cohen, Teri Behm and Bianca Levan - Chair of Artist Committee.
Young Leaders Board: Ka Yee Christy Ching, Arjun Shah, Vinay Sharma and Shayaan Qazi.
Advisory Council: Davina Moussa, Dr. Subha Aahlad, Dr. Tanya Manyak, Apurva Shah, Mona Shah, A.J. Shastry and Pam Simon.
Our Team: Founder and CEO - Purvi Shah, Executive Director - Suzanne Yau (until June 2020), Program Managers- Rachel Handsman and Caroline Robins, Operations Manager - Sejal Desai.
Support Team: Amy Bainton, Dawn Linhardt, Deborah Hopkins, Jade Kwan, Janae Dueck, Kyle Cleveland, Mara Grimes and Tom Pushpathadam.
Interns: Ally Manyak, Evette Moussa, Nishka Singh and Vinay Sharma.
From our families to yours we wish everyone a safe and healthy holiday season. We are looking forward to start the new year with great creative enthusiasm. We need your foresight and expertise and are always grateful for your guidance along the way.
2021 will be a legacy year for us. It will be 10 years since our founders son, our Amaeyzing Amaey lost his battle to cancer. Come be part of our Amaeyzing plans to get 10,000 Amaeyzing ArtKits- Wonder in a Box, to patients who are seeing longer isolated stays and visits in hospitals across all states.
Happy 2020 from all of us at the Kids & Art Foundation!
A tax deductible donation of any amount helps us further our mission to heal pediatric cancer through the arts. Please consider a year-end donation.
Credits:
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