Because Kids Get Cancer Too ...
A hospital stay is a frightening experience for adults, and even more so for young children. Beyond the obvious medical fears and difficulties, a sterile hospital room lacks the comfort and warmth of home.
Our Mission
“A Case for Smiles – Helping children feel special while battling life changing illnesses.”
- Our mission is heartfelt – to provide smiles to children with life changing illnesses and to make them feel special.
- Our work is simple – to provide children with cheery pillowcases to brighten their hospital stay and a chance to learn to sew while breaking up the boredom of a hospital stay.
- Our impact is immediate – many organizations are focused on saving tomorrow’s children through research. Our focus is on helping children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses today.
- Our organization is driven by volunteers – literally thousands of people are making pillowcases across the country and around the world. They are led by an all-volunteer organization of regional chapters with regional coordinators supported and served through volunteers who make up our home office organization.
- Our fuel is love – ConKerr is fueled by a simple act of love – making a pillowcase for a sick child struggling with cancer or another life changing illness. Everything else is details.
The Tampa Bay Chapter delivers 1,300 pillowcases a month Tampa area hospitals and Ronald McDonald House.
We support and deliver pillowcase smiles to the following hospitals:
- All Children's Hospital
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
- St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
- Tampa General Hospital
- Ronald McDonald House
- Lakeland Regional Medical Center
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- Lakewood Ranch Medical
We invite you to volunteer and share in a "smile making activity" for these children!
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