As many of you know, my husband Mike & I operate a non-profit charitable organization
for medically fragile & special needs children of Southern New Jersey called the “NJ Pediatric Patients’ Charitable
Trust Fund”(NJPPCTF)…quite a mouthful, so we usually call it the “Kids’ Trust” (much better!
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We began doing small
fundraisers, many years ago for a small group of children with medical problems and developmental delays who needed things
that made a big difference in their quality of life (& ability to “just be kids”) – things like communication
and adaptive play items, modifications in the home that would allow a child to be at home vs. in a facility, adaptations for
educational activities & much, much more. These areas were not covered by insurance, and were not supported by any
other charitable organization (still true today!). This small beginning eventually turned into a source of assistance
for children throughout southern NJ, since the need was so great.
As
you can imagine, the number of children & programs applying for grants from the “NJ Pediatric Patients’ Charitable
Trust Fund” (NJPPCTF) continues to grow at an incredible rate every year. We are still very small on the
organizational end however (just the 2 of us in our spare time), however, the list of children & programs applying for
grants continue to grow at an incredible rate…that’s why We Need Your Help!
* Our biggest fundraiser of the year is coming up quickly…the
2010 “Kids' Cup” Golf Outing/Dinner
Event will be held on October 15th at Scotland Run Golf Club in Williamstown,
NJ.
* It's a lot of fun and helps a great cause! You can golf, have dinner, be a sponsor,
volunteer, make a basket for the raffle or make a donation (no amount is too small!). Contact me at 856.435.2713 to
find out more about how you can participate or Go to www.sjkidstrust.com and register online. :)
*Visit our website www.sjkidstrust.org and see what we are all about. If you feel guided to join us in any way, large
or small, in our mission to make the lives of these children a little brighter, we would be deeply grateful...Have
a beautiful, blessed day!
