In 2022, the Children’s Welfare and Research Foundation began our support of Spread a Smile. Spread a Smile brings joy and laughter to seriously ill children and their families during long hospital stays. Every year they help spread smiles to thousands of children, teenagers and their families through their hospital visits, events and art initiatives.
Through in-person and virtual visits, Spread a Smile’s entertainers – from magicians to fairies, artists, musicians and therapy dogs – generate moments of distraction and excitement, helping young patients and their families cope with the pain and anxiety of serious illness and hospitalisation.
In 2023-24, Spread a Smile plan to deliver over 12,000 in-person bedside visits and over 2,000 virtual visits, in partnership with 32 hospitals and four hospice partners. With the help of donations, Spread a Smile are looking to increase their hospital partners to 38 this coming year.
We would like to say an enormous thank you to The Children’s Welfare and Research Foundation for your donation which enabled us to bring together 350 children and their family members at our Winter Party. We couldn’t put on events like this without your generous support. You have enabled us to spread so many smiles, giving families an opportunity to make some happy memories away from the hospital.
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Spread a Smile for organising such a fantastic winter party. My daughter enjoyed every second of it, especially the silent disco and bumper cars! We were once again, blown away by how much was on offer. Not only was there an abundance of activities to entertain the children, the entertainers and volunteers were so warm and welcoming. We always get emotional when we are with Spread a Smile as we are reminded of the kindness and light they bought to our family when we were going through some of our darkest days in hospital.
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