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Events
- Training Night for Group Leaders: How to Lead a Craft-Kit Making Session
Mon Feb 6, 2012 - Craft Assembly Night (6-8 pm) - FULL
Thu Feb 9, 2012 - Craft Assembly Night (6:30 - 8:30 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Wed Feb 15, 2012 - Presidents Day - Office Closed
Mon Feb 20, 2012 - PIZZA AND A MOVIE FUNDRAISER (5 - 8 pm)
Sat Feb 25, 2012 - Craft Assembly Night (6-8 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Thu Mar 1, 2012 - Craft Assembly Afternoon (2-4 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Sat Mar 3, 2012 - Craft Assembly Night (6-8 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Thu Mar 8, 2012 - Craft Assembly Night (6:30 - 8:30 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Wed Mar 21, 2012 - Craft Assembly Night (6-8 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Thu Apr 5, 2012 - Craft Assembly Afternoon (2-4 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Sat Apr 7, 2012 - Craft Assembly Night (6-8 pm) - Bring a box of ziplock sandwich or snack baggies!
Thu Apr 12, 2012
Statistics
2010 Caitlin's Smiles Hospital & Clinic Deliveries
- 9,092 Bag of Smiles contain drawing pad/coloring book, crayons/markers/colored pencils, journal with pen, modeling clay, two craft activities and a small toy or book.
- 91,881 Craft Kits could include kits to make book markers, door hangers, necklaces, bracelets, scratch-off shapes, or coloring magnets. We send boxes of these to hospitals for their playrooms or to distribute to the patients.
- 13,793 Toys include small toys, books, and holiday gifts.
- 549 Coping Kits are smaller versions of the Bags of Smiles and are used by emergency rooms and outpatient surgery departments for pediatric patients.
- 80 Care Kits include gift cards for local restaurants, gas cards and other useful items for the parents of pediatric patients.
| Hospitals/Clinics | Bag of Smiles | Craft Kits | Coping Kits | Toys | Care Kits |
| A.I. Dupont Children’s Hospital, DE | 286 | 4,338 | 365 | ||
| Akron Children's Hospital, OH | 80 | 4,121 | 42 | ||
| *Akron Children's Hospital - Beeghly Campus, OH | 67 | 1,570 | 1 | ||
| *BayHealth – Kent General Hospital, DE | 60 | 610 | 10 | ||
| *BayHealth – Milford Memorial Hosp., DE | 60 | 935 | 1 | ||
| Bradford Regional Medical Center, PA | 49 | ||||
| Brandywine Hospital - Pediatric Outpatient Surgery, PA | 325 | 121 | 25 | ||
| Chambersburg Hospital, PA | 140 | 191 | |||
| Children’s Home of Pittsburgh, PA | 20 | 39 | |||
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC, PA | 707 | 3,725 | 50 | 221 | |
| *Children's Hospital of New Jersey | 20 | 713 | 30 | ||
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) , PA | 344 | 3,810 | 661 | ||
| Children's National Medical Center, DC | 208 | 3,465 | 635 | ||
| *Christiana Health Care System, DE | 107 | 1,250 | 1 | ||
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH | 20 | 3,916 | 104 | 10 | |
| Cleveland Clinic, OH | 60 | 4,096 | 5 | ||
| Columbus Children's Hospital, OH | 208 | 4,715 | 12 | ||
| Children's Medical Center of Dayton, OH | 472 | 4,313 | 30 | 14 | 50 |
| Ephrata Community Hospital, PA | 113 | 330 | 130 | ||
| Good Samaritan Hospital, PA | 110 | 49 | |||
| Hanover Hospital, PA | 22 | 195 | 164 | ||
| Harrisburg Hospital, PA | 102 | 60 | 30 | 705 | |
| Holy Cross Hospital, MD | 60 | 3,108 | 11 | ||
| Indiana Regional Medical Center, PA | 95 | 24 | |||
| Janet Weis Children's Hospital/Geisinger -Danville, PA | 106 | 1,052 | 255 | ||
| Janet Weis Children's Hospital/Geisinger -Wyoming Valley, PA | 103 | 1,297 | 30 | 75 | |
| Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, MD | 296 | 910 | 8 | ||
| Joseph Sanzari Children's Hosp. - Hackensack Univ. Med., NY | 65 | 830 | |||
| Kennedy-Krieger Institute, MD | 322 | 239 | |||
| Lancaster General Hospital, PA | 157 | . | 370 | ||
| Lehigh Valley-Allentown, PA | 305 | 2,270 | 20 | ||
| Lehigh Valley-Muhlenburg Campus, PA | 316 | 1,940 | |||
| Life Path Inc. - Allentown - Peds Rehab, PA | 20 | ||||
| *Maimomides Medical Center , NY | 1,435 | ||||
| Maria Fareri Children's Hosp.- Westchester Medical Ctr., NY | 45 | 2,055 | |||
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Center, MD | 96 | 10 | |||
| New Orleans Children's Hospital, LA | 1,015 | ||||
| New York Hospital Queens, NY | 3,208 | 12 | |||
| Penn State Children's Heart Group - Harrisburg, PA | 2,080 | 2,543 | |||
| Penn State Children's Hospital - Spina Bifida Clinic, PA | 1,130 | 1,219 | |||
| Penn State Children's Hospital, PA | 236 | 930 | 176 | ||
| Penn State Children's Specialty Clinic (HEM/ONC), PA | 634 | 2,149 | 2 | 20 | |
| Penn State Spec. Clinic, Lancaster at Women & Babies Hosp, PA | 1,180 | 1,079 | |||
| *Penn State Med Group at St. Joseph's/ Reading, PA | 225 | 250 | |||
| Penn State Specialty Clinic - York, PA | 1,388 | 840 | |||
| Penn State Children’s Camp Hill Specialty Clinic, PA | |||||
| Queens Health Network , NY | 12 | 2,334 | 101 | ||
| Rainbow Babies, OH | 60 | 4,318 | 32 | ||
| Reading Hospital and Medical Center, PA | 202 | 149 | |||
| Ronald McDonald House – Hershey, PA | 80 | 875 | 85 | ||
| Schuylkill Med. Ctr. – Jackson St., PA | 102 | 88 | |||
| Shriner's Children Hospital - Erie, PA | 48 | 30 | |||
| Shriner's Children Hospital-Philadelphia, PA | 334 | 2,555 | 235 | ||
| St. Christopher's Children's Hospital, PA | 321 | 3,375 | 5 | 914 | |
| St. Luke's Hospital, PA | 252 | 325 | 67 | ||
| *St. Peter's University Hospital, NJ | 38 | 610 | |||
| *St. Vincent Health Center , PA | 54 | 610 | |||
| Suburban General Hospital, PA | 20 | ||||
| Sunrise Children's Hospital - Las Vegas, NV | 325 | ||||
| Inn at NIH, MD | 220 | 250 | |||
| *Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, PA | 40 | 600 | |||
| *Toledo Children's Hospital, OH | 102 | 1,300 | |||
| United Cerebral Palsy -Harrisburg, PA | 16 | ||||
| University of Maryland Medical Center, MD | 480 | 2,775 | 741 | ||
| *West Virginia University Children's Hospital, WV | 12 | 285 | |||
| Women's & Children's Hospital, LA | 350 | 10 | |||
| York Hospital Wellness, PA | 604 | 25 | 130 | ||
| Special Events--Holiday party, firefighters day, etc. | . | 750 | 470 | ||
| Total | 9,092 | 91,881 | 549 | 13,793 | 80 |
2009 Caitlin's Smiles Hospital & Clinic Deliveries
- 7,493 Bag of Smiles include drawing pad/coloring book, crayons/markers/colored pencils, journal with pen, modeling clay, two craft activities and Ty Beanie.
- 76,233 Individual Kits could include bookmarker kits, door hanger kits, necklace/bracelet kits, etc..
- 11,908 Toys
- 116 Care Kits
- 443 Coping Kits
| 2009 Hospital & Clinic Distribution | Bag of Smiles | Craft Kits | Toys | Care Kits | Coping Kits | |
| Advocate Lutheran General Childrens Hospital | 300 | |||||
| AI Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware | 220 | 4420 | 35 | |||
| Akron Childrens | 3275 | 20 | ||||
| Birmingham Children's Hospital, AL | 635 | |||||
| Brandywine Hospital | 32 | |||||
| Chambersburg Hospital | 217 | 60 | 34 | |||
| Children's Heart Group | 628 | 467 | ||||
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) | 457 | 4805 | 89 | |||
| Children's Hospital at St. Francis | 300 | |||||
| Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics | 150 | |||||
| Chris Evert Children's Hospital | 150 | |||||
| Cincinnati Ohio Children's Hospital | 4282 | 100 | ||||
| Cleveland Clinic | 4405 | 25 | ||||
| Columbus, Ohio Children's Hospital | 208 | 3997 | 25 | |||
| Compassionnet | 300 | |||||
| Cox Health | 300 | |||||
| Dayton, Ohio Children's Hospital | 292 | 3206 | 77 | 1 | ||
| East Tenn Children's Hospital | 340 | |||||
| Ephrata Hospital | 104 | 25 | ||||
| Hanover Hospital | 109 | 150 | 208 | |||
| Harrisburg Hospital | 141 | 613 | 1299 | 145 | ||
| Hemby Children's Hospital | 300 | |||||
| Holy Cross Hospital | 300 | |||||
| Indiana Regional Medical Center | 40 | |||||
| Janet Weis Children's Hospital--Danville | 100 | 1385 | 75 | |||
| Janet Weis Children's Hospital--Wyoming Valley | 68 | 1505 | 15 | |||
| Johns Hopkins | 240 | 910 | 550 | |||
| Joseph Sanzari Children's Hospital @ Hackensack Univ. Med. | 360 | |||||
| Kennedy Kreager Pediatric Rehab/Johns Hopkins | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Lancaster General Hospital | 222 | 350 | 531 | |||
| Lancaster Penn State Special Clinic--Women and Babies | 40 | 1749 | 1277 | |||
| Lebanon Good Samitarian Hospital | 124 | 18 | ||||
| Lehigh ValleyAllentown | 314 | 3045 | 34 | |||
| Lehigh Valley - Muhlenberg Campus | 144 | 1864 | 10 | |||
| Life Path Inc. - Allentown - Peds Rehab | 40 | |||||
| Maria Fareri Children's Hosp @ Westchester Med Center | 340 | |||||
| Maimonides | 390 | |||||
| Mt. Washington -Baltimore, MD | 10 | 42 | ||||
| National Institute of Health Bethesda MD | 264 | 673 | 170 | |||
| New Orleans, LA Children's Hospital | 810 | |||||
| New York Hospital Queens | 240 | |||||
| Northridge Hospital MC | 310 | |||||
| Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital | 250 | |||||
| P.S. Camp Hill Clinic | 125 | 150 | ||||
| P.S. Children's Speciality CL (HEM/Onc)--Hershey | 651 | 1716 | 170 | |||
| Penn State children's Cardiac Clinic--HBG Heart Group | 2330 | 2357 | ||||
| Penn State children's Hospital Floor | 287 | 1532 | 910 | 60 | ||
| Pittsburgh Children's Hospital | 218 | 2054 | 38 | |||
| Penn State Children's Hospital - Spina Bifida | 200 | 358 | 20 | |||
| Pittsburgh Children's Hospital | 179 | 1715 | 218 | |||
| Pittsburgh Suburban General | 20 | |||||
| Pottsville Hospital and Werner Clinic | 170 | 48 | ||||
| Presbyterian Hemby Children's Hospital, NC | 660 | |||||
| Queen's Health Network, Elmhurst, NY | 695 | |||||
| Rainbow Babies-Cleveland | 3855 | 20 | ||||
| Reading Hospital and Medical Center | 314 | 125 | 282 | |||
| Riley Hospital for Children | 150 | |||||
| Ronald McDonald HouseHershey | 20 | |||||
| Ronald McDonald HouseCincinnati | 50 | |||||
| Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown | 10 | |||||
| Shriner'sChildren Hospital-Erie | 18 | 48 | 234 | |||
| Shriner'sChildren HospitalPhiladelphia | 204 | 1462 | 165 | |||
| St. Christopher's Children's Hospital in Philadelphia | 459 | 4497 | 196 | |||
| St. Luke'sBethlehem | 258 | 610 | 30 | |||
| St. Luke's Children's Hospital, Boise ID | 425 | |||||
| Suburban Hospital - Allegheny Campus, Pitt | 20 | 60 | ||||
| Tucson University Medical Center, Arizona | 710 | |||||
| University of Maryland | 334 | 890 | 290 | |||
| Washington D.C. Children's National | 277 | 2305 | 63 | |||
| Wesley Medical Center | 240 | |||||
| Women and Children's Hospital – LA | 325 | |||||
| York Hospital (Wellness) | 598 | 490 | 582 | 30 | ||
| York Penn State Specialty Clinic | 1507 | 700 | ||||
| Special Events--Holiday party, firefighters day, etc. | 50 | 530 | 44 | |||
| Total | 7,493 | 76,233 | 11,908 | 116 | 443 | |
2008 Caitlin's Smiles Hospital & Clinic Deliveries
- 5,668 Bag of Smiles include drawing pad/coloring book, crayons/markers/colored pencils, journal with pen, modeling clay, two craft activities and Ty Beanie.
- 65,675 Individual Kits could include bookmarker kits, door hanger kits, necklace/bracelet kits, etc..
- 7,588 Treasure/Treats include toys & snacks.
- 245 Care Kits
| 2008 Hospital & Clinic Distribution | Bag of Smiles | Craft Kits | Toys | Care Kits | |
| AI Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware | 243 | 3092 | 336 | ||
| Akron Children's | 24 | 2126 | 64 | ||
| Allegheny/ West Penn - summer burn camp | 45 | 645 | |||
| Bradford | 8 | ||||
| Brandywine Hospital | 78 | ||||
| Chambersburg Hospital | 199 | 120 | |||
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) | 267 | 4423 | 488 | ||
| Cincinnati Ohio Children's Hospital | 3961 | 123 | |||
| Cleveland Clinic | 1941 | 5 | |||
| Columbus, Ohio Children's Hospital | 146 | 3728 | 85 | ||
| Dayton, Ohio Children's Hospital | 60 | 3428 | 152 | 2 | |
| Ephrata Hospital | 60 | ||||
| Hamot Hospital, Erie | 60 | ||||
| Hanover Hospital | 133 | 10 | |||
| Harrisburg Hospital | 185 | 2300 | 1280 | ||
| Janet Weis Children's Hospital--Danville | 146 | 1330 | 64 | ||
| Janet Weis Children's Hospital--Wyoming Valley | 1275 | 22 | |||
| Johns Hopkins | 291 | 280 | 20 | ||
| Lancaster General Hospital | 126 | 330 | 48 | ||
| Lancaster Penn State Special Clinic--women and Babies | 224 | 358 | |||
| Lebanon Good Samitarian Hospital | 152 | 40 | 22 | ||
| Lehigh Valley-Allentown | 302 | 1660 | 20 | ||
| Life Path Inc. - Allentown - Peds Rehab | 20 | 25 | |||
| Millcreek Community Hospital Erie | 8 | ||||
| Mt. Washington -Baltimore, MD | 60 | 150 | |||
| National Institute of Health Bethesda MD | 209 | 3930 | 324 | 2 | |
| New Orleans, LA Children's Hospital | 3528 | 301 | |||
| P.S. Children's Speciality CL (HEM/Onc)--Hershey | 427 | 1419 | 950 | ||
| Penn State children's Cardiac Clinic--HBG Heart Group | 748 | 1210 | |||
| Penn State children's Hospital-floor | 234 | 262 | 90 | 140 | |
| Pittsburgh Children's Hospital | 385 | 3835 | 142 | ||
| Pottsville Hospital and Werner Clinic | 120 | ||||
| Rainbow Babies-Cleveland | 3450 | 125 | |||
| Reading Hospital and Medical Center | 258 | 755 | 4 | ||
| Ronald McDonald House-Hershey | 48 | 54 | 100 | ||
| Ronald McDonald House-Washington DC | 265 | ||||
| Shriner'sChildren Hospital-Erie | 80 | ||||
| Shriner'sChildren Hospital-Philadelphia | 158 | 2589 | 33 | 1 | |
| St. Christopher's Children's Hospital in Philadelphia | 208 | 4413 | 123 | ||
| St. Luke's-Bethlehem | 274 | 640 | 20 | ||
| St. Vincent-Erie | 8 | ||||
| Temple | 604 | 64 | |||
| UPMC--Mercy Children's--Pitt (closed peds 7/08) | 105 | 1635 | 20 | ||
| University of Maryland | 152 | 2615 | |||
| Washington D.C. Children's National | 109 | 3288 | 176 | ||
| York Hospital (Wellness) | 328 | 115 | |||
| York Penn State Specialty Clinic | 380 | 803 | |||
| Special Events--Holiday party, firefighters day, etc. | 78 | 52 | |||
| Total | 5,668 | 65,675 | 7,588 | 245 | |
2007 Caitlin's Smiles Hospital & Clinic Deliveries
- 4,715 Bag of Smiles include drawing pad/coloring book, crayons/markers/colored pencils, journal with pen, modeling clay, two craft activities and Ty Beanie.
- 49,536 Individual Kits could include bookmarker kits, door hanger kits, necklace/bracelet kits, etc..
- 250 Family Kits may include gas card, phone card, local restaurant gift certificate and toiletries.
- 11,595 Treasure/Treats include toys & snacks.
| Hospital/ Clinic | Bag of Smiles | Craft Kits | Family Care Kits | Treats Treasures |
| Brandywine Hosp - Coatesville | 142 | 128 | ||
| Chambersburg Hospital | 133 | 34 | ||
| Children's Hosp of Philadelphia (CHOP) | 244 | 3529 | 273 | |
| Ephrata Hospital | 112 | 128 | ||
| Hanover Hospital | 60 | |||
| Harrisburg Hospital | 220 | 1025 | 391 | |
| Janet Weis Children's Hosp - Danville | 300 | 2000 | 587 | |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 222 | 258 | 153 | |
| Lancaster P.S. Spec. Clinic - Women & Babies | 518 | 1093 | ||
| Lebanon Good Sam Hospital | 131 | 99 | ||
| Lehigh Valley - Allentown | 271 | 1355 | 305 | |
| Penn State Children's Hosp (floor) | 381 | 1244 | 132 | 836 |
| P.S. Children's Specialty Cl (Hem/Onc)- Hershey | 391 | 1539 | 919 | |
| P.S. Children's Cardiac Clinic - Hbg | 978 | 2309 | ||
| P.S. - Erford Rd -Clinic Camp Hill | 96 | 220 | ||
| P.S. - Radiation Dept | 250 | 48 | ||
| Pittsburgh Children's Hospital | 282 | 3573 | 434 | |
| Pottsville Hospital & Werne Clinic | 132 | 13 | ||
| Good Sam - Pottsville | 132 | 13 | ||
| Reading Hosp & Medical Center | 276 | 465 | 392 | |
| St Christopher's Children's Hosp in Philadelphia | 128 | 3576 | 237 | |
| St. Lukes - Bethlehem | 252 | 216 | ||
| York Hosp (Wellness) | 563 | 370 | ||
| York P.S. Specialty Clinic | 532 | 768 | ||
| Shriner's Children's Hosp - Philadelphia | 225 | 3305 | 169 | |
| Columbus, Ohio Children's Hospital | 4314 | 489 | ||
| Dayton, Ohio Children's Hospital | 3763 | 348 | ||
| Cincinnati, Ohio Children's Hospital | 4308 | 291 | ||
| Inn at National Institute of Health - Bethesda, MD | 40 | 3935 | 50 | |
| Washington D.C. Children's National | 78 | 3874 | 50 | |
| Ronald McDonald House- Hershey | 110 | 115 | 77 | |
| Ronald McDonald House- Washington, DC | 716 | |||
| New Orleans, LA Children's Hospital | 4273 | 3 | 155 | |
| TOTAL | 4,715 | 49,536 | 250 | 11,595 |
Caitlin’s Smiles is a non-profit organization based in Harrisburg, PA that delivers arts and crafts kits to children facing chronic or life-threatening illnesses. Caitlin’s Smiles reaches children in hospitals throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, Maryland and the District of Columbia. If you would like more information about how you can volunteer or make a donation to help children, please email office.caitlinssmiles@comcast.net.
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