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Eleven years and still bringing smiles to patients For the eleventh time, Haley Whatley, Cook Children’s 2010 Young Philanthropist award winner, arrived at the medical center with her friends to deliver donated stuffed bears and bunnies from her annual drive on April 1. This year, Haley and her bunny ambassadors collected a record-breaking 3,265 bunnies and bears, marking an 11-year-total of 22,907 donated stuffed animals. Brooke (left) and Carys (middle) Henry leave their stuffed donations with Haley. Haley, a 16-year-old sophomore at Birdville High School in North Richland Hills, decided she wanted to donate stuffed bunnies for the patients after a visit to Cook Children’s when she was 5 years old. “I thought it was awful that they only gave kids bears at Easter,” she said. “I promised that I would bring in enough bunnies for everyone.” That first year, she collected 1,400 stuffed bunnies with the help of her kindergarten class and members of her church. With the success of her drive, Haley eventually added bears, so that Cook Children’s Prayer Bear Ministry would have stuffed animals to use all year long. “I want people to know that it’s not just me,” Haley said. “I have 39 other students from across the Metroplex helping me.” “She spends most of her time going out and speaking to kids at other schools,” says Haley’s mom Elizabeth. “She even wrote a bunny ambassador training manual for kids who want to participate with her.” Thank you, Haley, for your commitment to giving Cook Children’s patients something to hug and make them feel better. “I want the bunnies and bears to help the kids in the medical center feel comforted and know they are not alone,” Haley said. 10 Children’s Promise | The magazine of Cook Children’s
Tradition of giving continues with new learning center The latest in technology and textbooks help shape the young sharp minds at Cook Children’s. No, this isn’t for doctors or nurses in training. It’s for the patients at the medical center. Thanks to Cook Children’s Woman’s Board, the current learning center is being relocated and will now include nearly 1,500 square feet. It will be filled with textbooks and supplies necessary to teach multiple grade levels, as well as laptops with updated software, iPads with academically appropriate apps and three desktop computers, including two Mac computers. The space will also be used for regular art activities and music therapy when school is not in session. Cook Children’s Woman’s Board has stepped up to improve the lives of medical center patients by providing $500,000 to relocate the classroom to the family amenities area. This gift is the largest gift ever made by the Woman’s Board to Cook Children’s and it makes a strong statement to their commitment and generosity in supporting our promise. For more than 40 years, the Woman’s Board of Cook Children’s has raised funds to enhance the child-friendly medical center environment. Proceeds from Cards for Kids and the Enchanted Castle Gift Shop have totalled well over $1 million and many of the Woman’s Board members volunteer for both programs, in addition to donating their time to patient care areas. Their generosity has helped Cook Children’s purchase critical medical equipment, including an ambulance, a van to transport homeless children to Cook Children’s neighborhood clinics, a rehab climbing wall and a prayer garden, as well as provide support programs like the Creative Artist in Residence Programme and Save a Smile. “We are excited as we look toward the future in our new building,” said Jan Sordini, M.Ed., Cook Children’s special educator/consultant. “The commitment to education at Cook Children’s is evident by the generous donation and support of the Woman’s Board. The new learning center will make a difference in the lives of our children for many years to come.” The new learning center will be staffed by four full time Fort Worth Independent School District teachers and two assistants. They’ll work with medical center patients in kindergarten through twelfth grade, providing classroom or bedside instruction so the students don’t fall behind their classmates during extended absences from school. Last year, nearly 130 patients were taught by the staff. 11
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